Category Archives: Math Teaching

Getting Students Used to Abstract Concepts

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Mohammed Kaabar

According to my experience teaching limits in Calculus for Life Scientists, it is really difficult for students to understand limits because they do not have the required knowledge on which to build the concept. I have noticed that even if they can handle and … Continue reading →

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A Fresh Slice of π

Posted on March 14, 2016 by Jonathan Hahn

Almost anyone in the math world will know that today is π Day. Every year on March  14, the date reads 3/14, the first 3 digits of our favorite constant.  It may be an irrational holiday, but it is about … Continue reading →

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Hookups, Dating, and Markov Chains: Teaching Matrices so that Your Students Won’t Hate Them, Part III

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Matthew Simonson

Having taught your students how to visualize matrix multiplication and why performing this bizarre dance of arithmetic could help make society a better place, the next logical step might be to raise a matrix to a power, say, to help your … Continue reading →

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Overcoming the Challenges of Grad School: Preparing for Qualifying Exams

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Mohammed Kaabar

One of the major challenges during my graduate studies was the preparation for the Graduate Qualifying Exam (GQE). I started preparing for that exam six months in advance, and I spent every night solving the previous exams to get an idea … Continue reading →

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Overcoming the Challenges of Grad School: An International Student’s Perspective

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Mohammed Kaabar

As a graduate student in mathematics, I would like to tell you my story about the major challenges that I have faced during my graduate studies in mathematics and how I overcame these challenges to make my success happen. First of … Continue reading →

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