Author Archives: Tyler Clark

Numerosity – Sixth Sense?

A study that appeared in Science magazine on Sept 6, 2013 entitled Topographic Representation of Numerosity in the Human Parietal Cortex discusses the possibility that the ability to understand the quantity of a small group of visual objects without counting … Continue reading

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Proofs from The Book

I recently came across an article on Stack Exchange that asks readers what proofs they think other mathematicians should know and why. There are 23 answers on the post (it is a closed question now unfortunately) with many different proof suggestions. This reminded me of … Continue reading

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Mathematics Videos

I ran across a neat video by Jonathan Rogness that Manil Suri shared on his Twitter feed. It is a video that talks about Möbius Transformations and what they are. It also introduces the idea of going into the next … Continue reading

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How to Fall in Love With Math – Manil Suri

Recently I saw a Tweet by @nytimes of an article by Manil Suri (shown to the left). How to fall in love with math: http://t.co/I4d34oSmKf — The New York Times (@nytimes) September 17, 2013 This article really makes the point that … Continue reading

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A Call for Editors

Are you a graduate students in mathematics? Do you like to read, write, and learn about mathematics? If you answered yes to these questions, perhaps you would be a good editor for the AMS Graduate Student Blog. Email Tyler Clark … Continue reading

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