Author Archives: Kareem Carr

Comprehensive Exam Nightmare

by Kareem Carr I was recently reading about a case involving a PhD student in mathematics that seemed to raise some interesting questions. According to the article, A University of Manitoba assistant math professor who is suing the school over … Continue reading

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Four Mathematicians Enter; How Many Will Leave?!

by Kareem Carr In my undergrad days, we used to have a bad science fiction night. I haven’t seen this movie, but I suspect it would probably fit right in. I was just so amused to learn of a movie … Continue reading

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NPR on Teaching Math

by Kareem Carr One of our earlier posts on the blog concerned how to deal with the all too common refrain, “I hate math.” A recent article posted on NPR discusses WHY people hate math. The culprit? According to the … Continue reading

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Mittag-Leffler to Cantor

by Kareem Carr I recently found a rather interesting quote from a letter from Gösta Mittag-Leffler, the editor of Acta Mathematica, to George Cantor: “I am convinced that the publication of your new work, before you have been able to … Continue reading

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Using Mathematics to Give Back

by Kareem Carr One of the essays that has had the deepest effect on my thinking about mathematics is ‘On Proof and Progress in Mathematics’ by William P. Thurston. As I mentioned in my last post, earlier this year I … Continue reading

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