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Happy Pi Day
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By jvano
Posted Mon Mar 14, 2005 at 05:09:57 PM PDT
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Math club had several pies and a Jepordy style trivia game with a Pi theme.
Someone also pointed out this mnemonic for the digits of pi (and extended version of a classic).
Happy 3.14!
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Notes for "Career Paths for Undergraduates in Mathematics" Panel
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By jvano
Posted Tue Dec 07, 2004 at 02:28:18 PM PDT
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MEETING:
2005-01 Atlanta Joint Mathematics Meetings
SESSION TITLE:
Career Paths for Undergraduates in Mathematics
SESSION DESCRIPTION:
A common question asked by undergraduates is: What can I do with a degree in mathematics? In this session, the panelists will discuss the many varied careers that an undergraduate degree can lead towards.
TIME:
Wed from 2:15 to 3:35 pm
LOCATION:
Salon B, Imperial Ballroom, Marriott
Other information, e.g. regarding the format we will use, questions students would like answered, etc. can be posted as comments to this diary entry. Also, see below for more detailed info (e.g. Oraginezers and Panelists).
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Connexions
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By jvano
Posted Fri Nov 19, 2004 at 12:10:00 PM PDT
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Connexions
is a Plone site at Rice.
From their page:
Knowledge should be free, open, and shared. Connexions is a rapidly growing collection of free scholarly materials and a powerful set of free software tools to help: (1) authors publish and collaborate, (2) instructors rapidly build and share custom courses, (3) learners explore the links among concepts, courses, and disciplines.
I saw this a while ago when I was looking at plone stuff, but then also got from Nigel Boston the following:
Speaker: Rich Baraniuk (Rice University)
Title: The Connexions Project
12-1pm, Monday - 3609 Engineering Hall
Abstract - Connexions is a collaborative, community-driven approach to
authoring, teaching, and learning that aims to capture and convey the
dynamic, continuum of knowledge by fully exploiting information
technology. Available free of charge to anyone under open-content and
open-source licenses, Connexions offers high-quality, custom-tailored
electronic course material, is adaptable to a wide range of learning
styles, and provides tools that encourage students to explore the
links among concepts, courses, and disciplines. In contrast to the
traditional process of textbook writing and publishing, Connexions
fosters world-wide, cross-institution communities of authors,
instructors, and students, who collaboratively and dynamically fashion
modules, courses, and curricula. This talk will overview the vision,
goals, and progress of the project over the past five years. More
information on Connexions can be found at http://cnx.rice.edu/
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Job Search 2005: First Round of Panic
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By jvano
Posted Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 11:03:37 AM PDT
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Good gosh! Is it almost the middle of November already? Where did the time go?!
I don't know how many of the other job seakers out there are starting to feel a small nagging panic as they work on polishing up (or writing out) their CVs, research statements, teaching statements, etc. but I know that I am.
Hopefully soon I'll have these finished off so that I can start writing out cover letters and submitting applications before the deadlines fly by.
If there is interest and request, I'm happy to consider posting some of my application materials here "for the public eye".
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Job Search 2005: The Saga Begins
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By jvano
Posted Thu Oct 14, 2004 at 01:04:49 PM PDT
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Since I'm in my third year of my three year postdoc I am in the process of conducting yet another job search (YAJS). But this time I have the benifit of having gone through this same process three years ago (and I also don't have to worry about finishing my PhD at the same time as doing the search ;).
As things progress, I am going to attempt to post regular "updates" to my personal diary page here at YMN. Disclaimer: the views and opinions expressed here (in my personal diary pages) do not necessarly represent the views of the YMN.
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