Author Archives: Beth Malmskog

How many conferences is too many conferences?

Posted on August 31, 2018 by Beth Malmskog

Hello from the end of my first week back to teaching! I’m teaching Linear Algebra right now, and enjoying it quite a bit. In some of the in between moments, I’m looking back on my summer and wondering where it … Continue reading →

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Recreational Mathematics for Fun, Sanity, and an Sometimes Even Papers

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Beth Malmskog

In life on the job market and pre-tenure academia, it can seem that no math is worth doing unless it results in a paper, preferably a very fashionable and serious one. This can be a real soul crusher when the … Continue reading →

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Summer Research with Undergraduates Plus Fun

Posted on July 18, 2018 by Beth Malmskog

I had my first-ever summer research students this year: sophomore Jerrell Cockerham and senior Zhaopeng Li worked together on a problem about row complete Latin squares, and senior Sam Kottler is working on a cool project in locally recoverable codes. … Continue reading →

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