Author Archives: Tyler Clark

Geogebra and TikZ

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Tyler Clark

I have been working on Geogebra files for the classes for which I TA (precalculus and trig). During this time, I discovered that Geogebra has an option to export to Tikz code. If you aren’t familiar with it, Tikz is … Continue reading →

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Top 30 Grad School Blogs

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Tyler Clark

The AMS Graduate Student Blog was named in the list of Top 30 Grad School Blogs of 2012 by The Best Master’s Degrees. Without the support of our readers, we would not be able to achieve such accomplishments. Thanks so … Continue reading →

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AMS Feedback

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Tyler Clark

Beth Ayer, web editor for the AMS, has put together a form seeking feedback from mathematics students about student web/social media use, ams.org’s resources for students, and overall ams.org effectiveness. The form can be accessed at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ams-website-students. Please take a moment to … Continue reading →

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2013 Joint Math Meetings Misc Info

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Tyler Clark

Casey Barker has posted two very nice posts regarding JMM 2013 (Post 1, Post 2). Make sure you check those out. If you requested your registration packet be mailed to you, it should have already arrived. The program (shown to … Continue reading →

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10 Easy Ways to Fail a Ph.D. – Matt Might

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Tyler Clark

Computer Science professor at the University of Utah Matt Might has written an article titled 10 Easy Ways to Fail a Ph.D. He claims that this list relates to PhD’s in any discipline. Dr. Might’s list is as follows:

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