Category Archives: AMS

Please Help: A Survey on the Mathematical Experience

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Tyler Clark

Luke Wolcott is a recent PhD graduate and previous member of the editorial board of this blog. He is currently working on a postdoc project and could use our help. Please see Luke’s note below. As a side project during … Continue reading →

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Odd Perfect Numbers: Do They Exist?

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Avery Carr

Mathematical inquiry can often lead to a jungle of unique questions and problems.  In the field of Number Theory, there are a wide assortment of such mathematical creatures.  Although these problems are easy to state, they can remain dormant for … Continue reading →

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AMS Sectional Meetings Funding

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Tyler Clark

The AMS will be accepting applications for partial travel support for graduate students attending any of the four AMS Fall 2013 Sectional Meetings (October 5-6, 2013, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY; October 12-13, 2013, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA; October 18-20, … Continue reading →

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A Neutrino’s Mass: Challenging Physicists and….Mathematicians?

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Avery Carr

Some puzzles exist beyond the confinement of pure mathematical thought and forge their way into the realm of physical reality.   In 1930, the theoretical physicist Wolfgang Pauli brought one such conundrum to light.  In a letter to famed physicist Lise … Continue reading →

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The Weak and Strong Goldbach Conjectures

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Avery Carr

In 1742 the German mathematician Christian Goldbach wrote a letter to Leonhard Euler proposing two problems that, until recently, have seen little progress.  In modern terms, the problems are identified as either the Weak or Strong Goldbach Conjecture.  The Strong … Continue reading →

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