As Vice-President, I represented the American Mathematical Society at the first joint meeting with the Korean Mathematical Society in Seoul in December, 2009. At a luncheon of society presidents, in excitement over the future of math in Asia, began plans for a six-country Asian speaking tour. My log… Continue reading »
NASA offers fall and spring semester paid internships for undergraduate and graduate students. Internships are in a variety of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) disciplines as well as business and finance. The deadline for fall semester internship applications was recently extended to May 31st. Interested students can apply at: … Continue reading »
Introductory proof writing is much like English as a Second Language. Developing written mathematical skills involves wrestling with issues of vocabulary, word choice, grammar, word order, punctuation, native expressions and (after enough experience) eventuates in fluency in the foreign language of mathematics. This analogy can provide a natural… Continue reading »
Professor Frank Morgan is headed on a whirlwind tour of Asia and Mathematics. Find out all the information here. Recently, he appeared on television there as well, showing his lectures in mathematics: <http://www.trt.vn/Tint%E1%BB%A9cS%E1%BB%B1ki%E1%BB%87n/tabid/57/itemid/5542/categoryId/3/type/1/Default.aspx> … Continue reading »
Hudson River is Saturday April 16th this year at Skidmore College (about an hour and 15 minute drive). Carl Pomerance is the keynote speaker, and his talk is titled “Order and Chaos.” You can see an abstract on the Hudson River website: https://apps.skidmore.edu/pls/apex/f?p=115:8:3879497996106988::NO::: Abstracts are due Monday… Continue reading »
As I watched Mihai’s legs disappear over the edge of the open door at 13,500 ft, my instructor turned to me and asked “Are you ready?” My mind was racing, going over the waiver I signed and trying to remember the bit that said I could back out… Continue reading »
The SPUYTEN DUYVIL conference takes place at St. Francis College, in Brooklyn, New York, on Saturday April 24, 2010. The primary purpose of the conference is to give undergraduates the opportunity to discuss mathematics with their peers. We invite the submission of an abstract for a presentation or a poster. The deadline… Continue reading »
Earlier on this blog I wrote “Math departments are full of smart people. But with the demands (and joys) of research and teaching (and of our personal lives), most people in math departments do not talk to each other about math nearly enough. Certainly that is true… Continue reading »
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The University of Nebraska is offering an REU summer undergraduate research in applied mathematics. A complete listing of faculty mentors and research project descriptions can be found at their website. Students can also find information about program benefits including a competitive stipend, room and board, travel expenses and more. … Continue reading »