Category Archives: Grad School

How to change the Traditional Mathematics Teaching from the Memorization-Based Method to Interactive-Based Method

Posted on January 3, 2016 by Mohammed Kaabar

During my Calculus II teaching in Fall 2015 at Washington State University (WSU), several students told me that “Volumes” is one of the most difficult topics in Calculus II, and they also told me “it is difficult to apply what we learned … Continue reading →

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New Graduate Student Section in Notices of the AMS

Posted on December 16, 2015 by adiaz

As stated by the AMS “The Notices is the world’s most widely read magazine aimed at professional mathematicians. … [it] is sent to the approximately 30,000 AMS members worldwide, one-third of whom reside outside the United States.” Frank Morgan, new … Continue reading →

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(Not) Noticing Personal Progress

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Sarah K. Salmon

As we go through grad school, we all spend years learning new things but, if you’re anything like me, you don’t really feel any “smarter” (whatever that means). I have been taking classes, studying for and taking prelim exams (see … Continue reading →

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How I help my Students overcome their Fears, create a Supportive Classroom, and get Students to ask Good Questions

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Mohammed Kaabar

During my five years of teaching experience as a teaching assistant including teaching, grading and math tutoring at Washington State University (WSU) and American University of Sharjah (AUS), I have noticed that many students are not motivated because they are … Continue reading →

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Human nature, how we teach math, and the birthday problem

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Rina Friedberg

I’ve spent a few weeks wondering what I can write about for my first post here. I’m a first-year PhD student with an endless supply of questions but without much wisdom or insight to share yet about my short graduate … Continue reading →

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