Category Archives: Advice

What to See and Do at the Joint Mathematics Meeting

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Casey Barker

How do you choose which lectures to attend at large conferences?  I was thinking of the Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM) in January when I asked this question.  There are several answers.  AMS has even developed a scheduling tool to help … Continue reading →

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Top LaTeX Mistakes

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Tyler Clark

It is very easy to make mistakes when typesetting using LaTeX. John Cook and A.J. Hildebrand list some of my pet peeves. See below for my list.

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Data Scientists & Math Grad Students

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Tyler Clark

Lately, I have been having conversations with students about uneasiness in doing graduate work in mathematics. They are not necessarily anxious about the math; however, it is what they will do after. As a graduate student in mathematics, it seems … Continue reading →

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Save Time With Software Libraries

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Derek Smith

Do you know a programming language? Do you think you will have to learn one for your research? As a former software developer, I have a few opinons on the subject. First, in line with my general teaching philosophy, I … Continue reading →

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Conference Talks

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Tyler Clark

I recently presented at the 2012 Kentucky MAA Annual meeting. It was an excellent conference held on the Bellarmine University campus in Louisville, KY. Back in October, I posted a bit about Beamer. At that time, I had not used … Continue reading →

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