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Student (Mathematical) Modeling Competition
Note that if you mention to professors outside the sciences that you are judging a student modeling contest, you may want to be a little more specific. This spring, Hood fielded a team for the SIMIODE math modeling competition, graciously hosted … Continue reading
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‘Tis the season for Pi Mu Epsilon induction ceremonies
Early this spring, two students approached me about starting a chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon at Colorado College. PME is the main Mathematics honor society in the US. Started at Syracuse University in 1914, it has now spread to 398 other … Continue reading
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Teaching What You (Really) Don’t Know
When I first started teaching intro statistics during my postdoc, someone recommended the book Teaching What You Don’t Know, by Therese Huston. Full confession: like pretty much every professional development book anyone has ever recommended to me, I haven’t read it. … Continue reading
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