Category Archives: General

Follow the Yellow Brick Road!

From what I have gathered in my first one and two-thirds semesters of graduate school, beginning a graduate program in statistics is a lot different than beginning a graduate program in mathematics. First, all students in their first year of … Continue reading

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Some poetry

A translated poem by mathematician Omar Khayyam from The Rubaiyat: XXVI Why, all the Saints and Sages who discuss’d Of the Two Worlds so wisely–they are thrust Like foolish Prophets forth; their Words to Scorn Are scatter’d, and their Mouths … Continue reading

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Pi Day and Other Math Holidays

In honor of Pi Day being last week, I thought it would be fun to take a look at days of mathematical note. First, did you know that Pi Day (3/14) is also the birthday of renowned physicist Albert Einstein? … Continue reading

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Update: Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons

Ever since October, I’ve lived in fear of government agents repelling through my office window in search of grey-market textbooks. While I can joke, former USC mathematics graduate student Supap Kirtsaeng lived the past few years fearing he owed $600,000 … Continue reading

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2013 National Science Foundation Graduate Education Challenge

The National Science Foundation is having a challenge regarding innovating graduate education. Prizes range from $1000 – $3000 for contest winners. Check out the contest at http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/gradchallenge/. Be sure to include the following elements in your submission: The title of your … Continue reading

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