Category Archives: General

On our path towards a more diverse mathematical community

As informed in an article published by the AMS [1], only 6% of mathematics PhD degrees conferred to U.S. citizens in 2013 were given to Hispanics, African-Americans, American-Indians and Native Hawaiian (more specifically 51 out of 857). Of those 857, … Continue reading

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Lone-Divider Method – How to Fairly Divide a Pie

Saturday was the Pi Day of a lifetime – 3/14/15 9:26:53! Hopefully all of you were able to share some delicious pie with your friends and family. When slicing up your pie how can you make sure everyone received a … Continue reading

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Carmichael’s Totient Conjecture

In the wake of mathematical enlightenment a profound understanding of basic notions bridges the gap between the conceptual and concrete.   In many cases, problems that have an exterior of simplicity exploit the boundaries of comprehension and provide insight into extensive … Continue reading

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Fields Medal 2014

Congratulations to the 2014 Fields Medalists! Every four years, the International Mathematical Union (IMU) awards the Fields Medal to two, three, or four mathematicians under forty, recognizing them for their research and contributions to the discipline. The Fields Medal was … Continue reading

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Classes Starting – Tech Note-Taking Resources

With classes starting back up again, I thought it might be nice to share my favorite note taking resources. I bought an iPad Air a while back and love the Adonit Jot Script that I purchased for it. This stylus (although … Continue reading

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