NSF Grant Opportunity for Veterans

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Derek Smith

The NSF recently announced a new opportunity for student veterans in the mathematical and physical sciences. Because there’s not much information out there besides their announcement, I will simply include a quote. (Assuming you’re a veteran, you won’t mind all of the acronyms.)

The Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) is now accepting supplemental requests to support one (additional) Ph.D. student per award, as long as the graduate student is a United States Veteran. The proposed MPS-GRSVs will afford Veterans an opportunity to conduct research towards a doctoral degree with an NSF MPS Directorate active grantee.

There’s no dollar amount mentioned, but this one year award can be extended up to three years. Here’s to hoping your advisor has an NSF grant!

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on NSF Grant Opportunity for Veterans

Want to be an Editor?

Posted on December 3, 2014 by Tyler Clark

AMSBlogAre you interested in writing for the AMS Graduate Student Blog? With winter break around the corner, it is the perfect time to draft an article you think would be interesting and submit it to the grad blog. You can take a look at previous posts on the webpage to get some ideas for topics.

We generally ask that editors post at least one time each month. However, if you don’t want to commit to writing something each month, you can still be a contributor to the blog.

 

You can email your posts or any questions you have to thomas.clark973@topper.wku.edu.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Posted in Announcement | Comments Off on Want to be an Editor?

TeX Writer

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Tyler Clark

2014-11-01 10.44.27I like to use my iPad for a lot of tasks. I’ve written about taking notes on the iPad using Penultimate and the Jot Script. I found an app called TeX Writer. It is an app available for iOS, Android, and there is a new web version.

I really like that it allows me to compile documents on the go whether I am connected to the internet or not. It also connects with Dropbox, so I can include all of my packages in a Dropbox folder and it will allow me to edit TeX documents I have saved in Dropbox. One issue I am having is I have not figure out how to select text in it yet (I think this might just be a glitch with iOS 8, though).

What TeX editors do you use on your iPad or other tablet? What do you like about them? What do you dislike about them?

Posted in Mathematics Online, Technology & Math | 1 Comment

The Method of Markers

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Stephanie Blanda

It’s Halloween time and kids will soon be trick-or-treating. But if your kids pool their candy, how can you make sure that each child receives a fair share? That’s where the method of markers can help!

The method of markers is a fair division method which is used when

  1. There are more items to be divided than there are players in the game.
  2. The items are reasonably close in value.

Continue reading →

Posted in Math, Math Games | Comments Off on The Method of Markers

Carmichael’s Totient Conjecture

Posted on October 14, 2014 by Avery Carr
Photo Credit: Avery Carr

Photo Credit: Avery Carr

In the wake of mathematical enlightenment a profound understanding of basic notions bridges the gap between the conceptual and concrete.   In many cases, problems that have an exterior of simplicity exploit the boundaries of comprehension and provide insight into extensive associations.  From the mind-stretching inclinations of geometry and algebra emerges the intricate framework from which these connections form.  Piece by piece, generalizations are built from the material of empirical understanding fabricated by the process of asking intrinsic questions.

Continue reading →

Posted in AMS, General, Math, Uncategorized | Comments Off on Carmichael’s Totient Conjecture