Author Archives: Tyler Clark

The Analysis a Beginning Graduate Student Ought to Know

I take this title (with a bit of a modification) from a textbook I used during my first year of my PhD. It was a book by Jonathan Golan entitled The Linear Algebra a Beginning Graduate Student Ought to Know. Now, … Continue reading

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Educreations

Have you ever wanted to screencast your work? This is especially helpful when trying to teach someone long distance. You want to write things and talk them through it, but if they are not right there with you, it can … Continue reading

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Fashion Isn’t Just Aesthetics

With the Oscar’s comes talk of fashion. One of the highlights of the Oscar’s is watching the celebrities on the red carpet to see who is wearing who. Perhaps it is that she is from Kentucky (my home state) or … Continue reading

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Mathematics Awareness Month

April 2014 is Mathematics Awareness Month. The organizing committee will be releasing a different activity related to the 30 smaller images on the poster to the left. It is a great way to spread the joy of mathematics. What will you … Continue reading

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Mathematical Card Game

At the Joint Meetings, I have been able to meet many interesting people, including freelance author, Dana Mackenzie. If you look at his webpage, you can see that he has written lots of math related articles and books. One particularly … Continue reading

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