Category Archives: General

The Bore Method, or Challenging Students

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Derek Smith

by Derek Smith The other morning I took a break to make my news-browsing rounds and came across an interesting story on Longreads.com. (Warning: only visit that site if you have time to spare!) The article is an engrossing account … Continue reading →

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Project Euler

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Melanie Laffin

By Melanie Laffin In your copious amounts of free time, you should check out the website Project Euler. It is a collection of mathematical problems, ranging from very simple to incredibly difficult. I’ve found these problems are great for brushing … Continue reading →

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Teaching the “Unteachable”

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Melanie Laffin

by Melanie Laffin The first teaching assignment I had was for a course called “Calculus for Life Sciences.” This course was a baptism of fire in basic calculus, studying limits, derivatives, integrals and their applications, and the students who took … Continue reading →

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Would You Like to Write for the Grad Blog?

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Kareem Carr

by Kareem Carr This is a call for members of the readership to join the graduate student blog.  Are you currently or are you aspiring to be a graduate student in mathematics?  Do you have at least one day a … Continue reading →

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Submitting a paper online

Posted on May 29, 2011 by Diana Davis

by Diana Davis Last month, I posted about how to publish a paper. Shortly thereafter, I submitted a paper and found that the process was not exactly like I said it would be. I wrote that you should send a … Continue reading →

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