Category Archives: General

Do you think mathematically?

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Jean Joseph

I have recently had a chance to talk to some mathematicians and other math students about their research; I would hear them describe to me, in intricate details, the subjects they have worked on for numerous hours. Surprisingly, I realized … Continue reading →

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The Problem Of Brocard

Posted on August 8, 2013 by Avery Carr

Down through the river of time, rapids of mathematical imagination have emerged curving the path of linear thought.   Often times, problems arising from these rocky waters branch off into smaller streams and drift indefinitely avoiding the trappings of resolution.  One … Continue reading →

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Queer Studies, Special Education, and Mathematics

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Maya Sharma

I recently read educator James Sheldon’s paper Erasing Queer Subjects, Constructing Disabled Subjects: Toward a Queering of Mathematics Disabilities, which questions the relative absence of mathematics in the field of queer studies, discusses ways in which special education mathematics curricula … Continue reading →

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The Collatz Conjecture

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Avery Carr

Mathematical inquiry can lead down jagged paths hewed deeply in the landscape of abstract thought. The English cleric Charles Caleb Colton once said, “The study of mathematics, like the Nile, begins in minuteness but ends in magnificence.” This magnificence can … Continue reading →

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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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