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Practicing Mathematics on Sports

I enjoy sports. Thus, the intersection of sports and mathematics gives me great enjoyment. Sabermetrics, the application of statistics and other quantitative methods to baseball analysis, was my first introduction to this intersection of sports and mathematics. Sabermetrics has enhanced … Continue reading

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Variation on a Theme

Reading articles that make reference to mathematics and talking to people, I have the impression that mathematics almost entirely is concerned with computation with numbers. I usually find myself in a delicate situation when being asked what kind of topics … Continue reading

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Mass Media Fellowship Opportunity

Mass Media Fellowship Opportunity The American Mathematical Society (AMS) will sponsor ten-week fellowships during the summer of 2013 for graduate students in mathematics through the Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellows Program. This fellowship program, provided by the American Association … Continue reading

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University Beamer Themes

I gave a talk this morning for our departments Algebra and Discrete Math Seminar. Last night as I was finalizing my Beamer presentation, I came across a template for my university (UCF) online. Ryan Patrick, a PhD student in the … Continue reading

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How Did Your Choice of Major Prepare You For Grad School?

What did you study when you were an undergrad? Just math? Math and physics, perhaps, or math and computer science? Maybe you combined seemingly unrelated but potentially complementary fields, like math and biology, in the hopes of getting into one … Continue reading

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