Category Archives: Mathematics in Society

NPR on Teaching Math

by Kareem Carr One of our earlier posts on the blog concerned how to deal with the all too common refrain, “I hate math.” A recent article posted on NPR discusses WHY people hate math. The culprit? According to the … Continue reading

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Using Mathematics to Give Back

by Kareem Carr One of the essays that has had the deepest effect on my thinking about mathematics is ‘On Proof and Progress in Mathematics’ by William P. Thurston. As I mentioned in my last post, earlier this year I … Continue reading

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UCLA Math Undergraduate Merit Scholarship for 2010

by Kareem Carr The deadline for this scholarship is November 30, 2010. I recently noticed this offer of a scholarship on Terry Tao’s blog. We intend to offer one new scholarship every year. The UCLA Math Undergraduate Merit Scholarship provides … Continue reading

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Cheating and Learning in the Modern Context

By Kareem Carr I feel that we are rapidly approaching a future where the maxim, ‘Cheaters only cheat themselves’, obtains. I have, of late, come to understand, perhaps only in small part, the prodigious resources open to the modern mathematical … Continue reading

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Collaborative Mathematics in the NYT

By Kareem Carr An intriguing article, which ties together the recent debate over a proof by Vinay Deolalikar of Hewlett-Packard and the emergence of collaborative mathematics online has appeared on the New York Times site. It might be fair to … Continue reading

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