Category Archives: General

Babysitting code…

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Angelean Hendrix

by Angelean Hendrix Quick question, am I the only working on Christmas Eve?  Yeah, I’m pretty pitiful… But, I was thinking, as I’m babysitting fminsearch on Matlab for the last 48 hours… What can I do with the time…Ok, so … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Comments Off on Babysitting code…

New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Adam Topaz

By Adam Topaz It’s almost that time of year again — New Year’s. That means people all around the world will be making some sort of resolution which they will promptly break on January 3rd, 2011. Unlike mostly everyone else, … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Comments Off on New Year’s Resolutions

Recreational Mathematics

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Branden Stone

by Branden Stone I hope everyone’s semester was productive and that your winter break is relaxing and fun. If you are like me then you probably spend a good amount of time perusing the internet in your free time. Personally … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Mathematics Online | Comments Off on Recreational Mathematics

Health Care

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Angelean Hendrix

by Angelean Hendrix There’s been something on my mind lately. As a former corporate worker, I am delighted with the health care benefits offered to graduate students.  If you don’t think so, ask anyone who has worked for corporate America … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Comments Off on Health Care

Mittag-Leffler to Cantor

Posted on December 12, 2010 by Kareem Carr

by Kareem Carr I recently found a rather interesting quote from a letter from Gösta Mittag-Leffler, the editor of Acta Mathematica, to George Cantor: “I am convinced that the publication of your new work, before you have been able to … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged , | Comments Off on Mittag-Leffler to Cantor