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 learner. Blogs, forums, online chats, question-and-answer sites, tutorial services, online lectures (by both Ivy League professors and guys in their basements) and large data repositories abound. Thousands of books are available online either in part or in whole. The lines between cheating and information gathering are blurring. I think we are fast approaching a point where, in order to personally advance, even the most conscientious student must be fully self-aware of where he is crossing the line between just the right amount of help and too much help. Otherwise, he could easily undermine himself and his efforts.