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American Pi

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Tyler Clark

The United States Census has an online “population clock” (http://www.census.gov/main/www/popclock.html). A bit after 2:29 pm EDT, the census bureau said that the United States reached 314,159,265 residents. Notice this is approximately . Happy “American Pi Day!” )

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Khan Kerfuffle

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Derek Smith

A previous blog post by Brian Katz shares his experience with the Khan Academy. He breaks down his review into two sections: the videos and exercises which comprise the site. His post describes the videos of Salman “Sal” Khan as … Continue reading →

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Letter from the Editor-in-Chief

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Tyler Clark

Dear Readers, I have just completed my MS in math at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, KY. I will be beginning my PhD at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. I have been at WKU since 2007 … Continue reading →

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MAA MathFest 2012

Posted on April 15, 2012 by Jean Joseph

The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) will host a national conference on August 2-4, 2012, in Madison, Wisconsin. It seems it is a big event that I had not been aware of; the website mentions that 1, 535 participants were … Continue reading →

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Scientific Publishing Link Roundup

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Derek Smith

My colleague covered the particular airing of grievances following Timothy Gowers’ blog post in January. As a graduate student still working to finish up course requirements, I think about the publishing process sort of how I think about taxes. I … Continue reading →

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