Category Archives: Math

The Employment Outlook for Math Careers

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Tyler Clark

by Brian Jenkins – BrainTrack.com A variety of organizations and companies hire mathematicians. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) forecasts a 22% employment growth for mathematicians from 2008 to 2018, which is much faster than the average for all occupations (http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos043.htm). The … Continue reading →

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Become an Editor of the AMS Grad Blog?

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Tyler Clark

If you have been reading the blog and want to try your hand at writing some articles yourself, please email me, Tyler Clark (Editor-in-Chief), at thomas.clark973@topper.wku.edu. We ask that you be a graduate student in mathematics and have at least … Continue reading →

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Happy Pi-Day

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Tyler Clark

As many are aware, today is Pi-Day (3/14). I had someone ask me today what Pi-Day actually was. The AMS has been posting questions today on their facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/amermathsoc) and their Twitter page (https://twitter.com/#!/amermathsoc). I was lucky enough to … Continue reading →

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With great power comes great responsibility

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Melanie Laffin

At a conference for Women in Mathematics, a distinguished professor spoke about reaching out to the greater community being one of the best parts of her job. In particular, she volunteered tutoring remedial math for adults. Many of her students … Continue reading →

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Research Delays

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Tyler Clark

Today was the first day of classes for the 2012 spring semester at Western Kentucky University. I am taking Real Analysis and working on my thesis this semester. My professor for analysis gave some insight into research. As everyone who … Continue reading →

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