Category Archives: Math

Are Mathematics Students Expected to Forgo Pure Mathematics?

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Jean Joseph

If a student is asked “What do you study?” and she answers “Mathematics,” it is likely that the next question is “Ah! What do you do with that?”. And if she does not find an immediate answer because this question … Continue reading →

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A Liberal Perspective on Mathematics Education

Posted on July 17, 2011 by Jean Joseph

by Jean Joseph After reading Katz’s article “Gender, Race, and Sexuality in Mathematics,” Wolcott’s article “An argument for ‘meta-mathematics’,” Moore’s biography, and Gödel’s biography (which I am still reading), it seems there is a recurrent theme, a theme which I’ve … Continue reading →

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PhD + epsilon Summer Vacation Article

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Tyler Clark

by Tyler Clark Adriana Salerno has made an interesting post on the PhD + Epsilon blog. She talks about how complicated summer is for math professors. Her to-do list for this summer consists of “submit at least one of two … Continue reading →

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Mathematics and Wolfram

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Tyler Clark

by Tyler Clark I am sure many of you have used Mathematica. I am on Wolfram’s mailing list and just received an update from them today. The company will be holding a conference in Champaign, IL on October 19-21. The … Continue reading →

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Math T-shirts

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Tyler Clark

by Tyler Clark Whew!! Time seems to be going so quick these days. I periodically get emails from Cafe Press regarding different deals they have. On Pi Day, they sent out a special offer. Of course, being the math nerd … Continue reading →

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