Category Archives: Advice

Book Review: A Technique for Producing Ideas (or Five Steps Towards a Dissertation)

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Derek Smith

If you don’t have time for a story, I can summarize this post in three words: Keep a journal. Otherwise, continue reading and pick up a copy of A Technique for Producing Ideas by James Webb Young. It’s a short, … Continue reading →

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Math vs. Stats: A Fight to the…Bank?

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Samantha Tyner

Hi there!  This is my first time writing a blog post, so I hope you enjoy it!  My name is Samantha Tyner, and I’m a first year grad student in Statistics at Iowa State University.  I graduated from Augustana College … 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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LaTeX Commands

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Tyler Clark

In light of the popularity of my post entitled Top LaTeX Mistakes, I thought it might be nice to list some helpful commands that make typesetting quicker. If you are not familiar with defining commands, you would define them in your … Continue reading →

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