By Rosemarie Emanuele. At least one undergraduate text book in “Abstract Algebra” uses the word “cubbyholes” to describe the process of sorting sets of numbers (and other things!) into mathematical “groups” so as to better understand them. I found myself thinking of this recently when I read something from a fellow blogger discussing the name by which her students call her. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. It is sometimes said that the lottery is a “tax on those who don’t understand Mathematics.” I found myself repeating that phrase recently (often with a tone of superiority in my voice) as people around me scrambled to buy tickets to the Powerball lottery this past week. Read more...
By Rosemarie Emanuele. In Math and in Economics, the idea of “lower bound” and “upper bound” appear at important places. For example, lower and upper bounds are used in developing concepts in theoretical Mathematics, while in Economics, a person’s “reservation wage” can be thought of as the lower bound on what they are willing to be paid, should they decide to work for pay. Read more...
By Laura Tropp. Mark Zuckerberg’s introduction to fatherhood is being widely covered by the popular press, and throughout Facebook. Zuckerberg has been sending out photos of himself enjoying fatherhood, including pics of him changing a diaper and reading to his baby. Read more...
By Teresa Valerio Parrot. The recent holiday break allowed me to catch up on global news and read a number of articles I had added to my Pocket app. No matter your political leaning, there’s no way to avoid reading about or being drawn into a conversation on the presidential race in the United States. More...
By Natascha Chtena. When most people hear “Paleo” they think low-carb, CrossFit and/or diet evangelism. And surely, there are those people who wear Paleo on their sleeve like a badge of honor (as if shopping grass-fed and organic makes them a better person somehow). Read more...
By Natascha Chtena. There are many resources online about how to prepare for quals (I really like this one), and here on GradHacker we’ve also featured posts on note-taking, prepping for the written exam and surviving the oral comprehensive. Read more...
By Anjali Gopal. Procrastination is inevitable in graduate school. It’s true: there are too many things to do and very little chance we’re going to get around to all of them. There are papers I could read (or reports that I could write). Read more...
By Emily Roberts. Increasing your income as a graduate student can be quite challenging, to put it mildly. Stipends sometimes increase with cost-of-living raises or the student’s advancement to candidacy. Read more...
By Patrick Bigsby. Last week, fans of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes filled $700 seats to watch the football team play its first Rose Bowl in 25 years, stormed the court after the men’s basketball team overwhelmed a top-ranked rival, and, in my case at least, endured 20-some hours in a dilapidated, McCarthy-era fieldhouse to witness the wrestling team steamroll its competition. Read more...
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