Author Archives: Kareem Carr

On the purpose of doing mathematics

by Kareem Carr It’s been a while since William Thurston wrote “On Proof and Progress in Mathematics”.  However, in this answer posted on MathOverflow, he clearly still articulates, better than I ever could, what I find valuable about mathematics: It’s … Continue reading

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Advice on Attending Conferences in the Notices

by Kareem Carr There is a great article by Katherine Ott in the Notices this month about attending conferences.  I will just quote the first paragraph: Like many mathematicians, I occasionally miss class in order to attend a research conference.  … Continue reading

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Happy Mathematician, Productive Mathematician?

by Kareem Carr An article by Benedict Carey in the New York Times last month highlighted a study that might shed some insight both on why mathematics is so enjoyable and how to get slightly better at resolving otherwise puzzling … Continue reading

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More on the New AMS Membership Categories

by Kareem Carr Ellen Maycock has been kind enough to supply us with some more information on graduate student categories in two comments made in response to my last article.  I will just reproduce her comments here. Frank Morgan suggested … Continue reading

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Breaking News: New AMS Graduate Student Category

by Kareem Carr As you may know, the AMS Council is currently meeting. Well, I just heard from Frank Morgan, AMS vice president (and patron of the blog), that the AMS Council has just approved a “Graduate Student” as an … Continue reading

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