Category Archives: General

The Musical and the Mathematical

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Jean Joseph

Not too long ago, I happened to listen to Bartók’s Piano Concerto No. 2; I think there was more emphasis on creating elaborate patterns of sounds than on producing what some call “nice” music. As a result, enjoyment from listening … Continue reading →

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ABC Conjecture

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Derek Smith

An exciting story has developed over the past few months. In August 2012, after months of rumors, the mathematician Shinichi Mochizuki rounded out a series of papers which he claims prove the ABC Conjecture: For every ε > 0, there … 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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How do you eat your corn?

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Tyler Clark

In August 2010, there was a post on a blog titled Analysis vs Algebra predicts eating corn? The author mentions an observation that analysts eat their corn a certain way and algebraists eat it a different way. One way was to munch … Continue reading →

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