How to Solve it (Part I)

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Jean Joseph

I plan to discuss, summarize, or comment several sections of G. Polya’s How to Solve it: A New Aspect of Mathematical Method; I may do all of the above in one article because it seems to me that one tends to involve the others. I will start with pages 1 to 5 in this article and continue in subsequent articles. In Continue reading →

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My Experience Applying to Graduate Programs

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Sarah K. Salmon

As a high school student, applying to universities seemed nowhere near as daunting as the prospect of applying to graduate programs in mathematics. My naïve thought process was how different could applying to graduate programs possibly be, right? In my experience, it has been very different. Where applying for my undergraduate studies seemed mostly stress free but a bit time consuming, applying for graduate programs has made me question if I really want to earn a graduate degree at all. While that answer has remained “yes,” my application process has been a unique and unexpected challenge.

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Top 6 Resumé Tips

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Stephanie Blanda
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Photo Credit: Stephanie Blanda

The Joint Mathematics Meetings feature many interesting talks and panel discussions. JMM 2014 in Baltimore, Maryland was no exception. One of the panel discussions I attended was “What experiences matter on your resumé?” This panel featured a mix of representatives from industry and academia (including both teaching-focused liberal arts colleges and larger research universities). Here are the top six tips I learned to make your CV/resumé stand out from the crowd.

 

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Mathematical Card Game

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Tyler Clark

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At the Joint Meetings, I have been able to meet many interesting people, including freelance author, Dana Mackenzie. If you look at his webpage, you can see that he has written lots of math related articles and books. One particularly interesting thing he has worked on is a mathematical card game called the Stern-Mackenzie One Round War. The rules of the game and a simulation of it can be found at http://wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com/category/Numberplay/

On Tuesday, Mackenzie will be posting an explanation of strategies to use to win the game. Check it out and post comments below of strategies you come up with.

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Personal Scheduler – JMM 2014

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Tyler Clark

JMMMD2014-web-headerAre you planning to attend the Joint Math Meetings in Baltimore January 15 – January 18? Planning your schedule can be quite tricky. Luckily, the JMM website has a personal scheduler available to help make the process easier. Check out http://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/meetings/national/jmm2014/2160_scheduler to get started creating your schedule. You can begin creating your schedule and come back and edit it later. You can also export it to iCal, Outlook, and Google Calendar. This last feature makes it very easy to access the schedule from your smartphone.

What talks are you most looking forward to attending?

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