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The Winners Write the Textbook

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Matthew Simonson

 Guest Author: Dan Walls It is said that the winners write history. While usually this is reserved for the perspectives in history textbooks and other writings, it also finds true in the evolution of mathematical history as well. Beg to … Continue reading →

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Cost Functions in Ergonomics

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Alexi

This is a guest post by Sarah Dantino Cost functions are linear functions describing a relationship between an initiator and its results. They are often used in business and accounting to predict and minimize future costs.  A worked-out example of constructing … Continue reading →

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Summer’s Here: Time to Organize All Those Papers!

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Matthew Simonson

The start of summer is a great time to get organized: perhaps you finally have time to focus on something other than the next problem set, or perhaps you’re too burned out from finals to do anything else productive.  Back … Continue reading →

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Hey There, Grad Student, You’re in Good Company – Part 2

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Alexi

By Tai-Danae Bradley Welcome to part 2 of our series where we’re taking a candid peek into the world of mathematical research. Last time we chatted about the often laborious process of doing math which, as we heard from Andrew … Continue reading →

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Hey There, Grad Student, You’re in Good Company – Part 1

Posted on May 4, 2016 by Alexi

By Tai-Danae Bradley A while ago at my blog Math3ma, I wrote a post in response to a great Slate article reminding us that math – like writing – isn’t something that anyone is good at without (at least a little!) effort. As the article’s … Continue reading →

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