Category Archives: General

Wikipedia and Mathematics

by Tyler Clark Lately I have seen quite a few online blog entries “citing” Wikipedia for their information. While Wikipedia contains a wealth of information, there is a right and a wrong way to utilize Wikipedia. I fear that this … Continue reading

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Graduate Student Seminars

by Branden Stone It is my impression that not every institution has a graduate student seminar, that is, a seminar completely organized by graduate students.  This was the case at my university, so I decided to start one.  This gave … Continue reading

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Things I Wish I Knew Before Grad School

By Angelean Hendrix Every day I sit in class and find out something else it was assumed I knew before starting graduate school.  As many come from different undergraduate institutions, and therefore backgrounds, I thought it would be interesting, beneficial, and … Continue reading

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Never Look for a Job Again

by Angelean Hendrix Seriously!  Companies should be knocking your door down.  Universities should be bending over backwards, begging you to accept their tenure offer. Ok, that’s a little much. Wouldn’t it be nice though?  Becoming a hot commodity on the job … Continue reading

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Mathematics and Mental Illness

By Vishal Lama It shall be my endeavor as one of the editors of this blog to discuss topics that may perhaps be tangential to mathematics proper but, nevertheless, very important to anyone learning mathematics. Since students of mathematics – … Continue reading

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