Category Archives: General

by Branden Stone Graduate students are constantly advised to attend conferences. If you do a quick search on this blog, you will find some encouraging articles describing the benefits of going to a conference. That being said, one thing everyone … Continue reading →

by Angelean Hendrix Recently, the Department of Mathematics at  North Carolina State received its second AMS award in as many years.  Last year we received the AMS Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department.  This year … Continue reading →

by Derek Smith With the Winter quarter ending in March, student teaching evaluations became available last week. I’m always excited to see the results of the comment section, but I’m beginning to realize that this excitement may just be an … Continue reading →

By Diana Davis I absolutely love being a math graduate student. I can’t imagine a better job — they pay me to take math courses, teach calculus to motivated college students, and think about interesting cutting-edge research problems! What could … Continue reading →

By Brian Simanek Many mathematicians, both students and faculty, are constantly looking for ways to become more effective teachers.  I have attended TA training sessions but much of the instruction was devoted to rules and policies and not effective teaching.  … Continue reading →