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Monthly Archives: February 2009
The Power of Graphs
Graphs are mathematical structures that model pairwise relations between objects. They are represented by vertices and edges where the edges may be directed or undirected. Whenever I am working on some research problem using graphs, my friends who are unfamiliar … Read More
Tagged: computer science, Graph theory, Mathematics
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Abstracts
Abstracts are important. Recently my co-authors and I submitted a paper which we were all pleased with from a technical point of view. However, one of my co-authors was adamant (and rightly so) that we need to polish the abstract … Read More
Tagged: abstracts, Academic writing, template
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Mathematics Jobs
There was recently an interesting survey on the ‘best’ jobs. The findings were compiled by Les Krantz, author of Jobs Rated Almanac, and are based on data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau. It turns … Read More
Tagged: Jobs, Mathematics
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Good Mathematics
Arxiv is where you normally expect preprints of technical papers in mathematics, physics and computer science. However, it was a surprise to run into a general essay on ‘good mathematics’ by Terrance Tao. Tao has considered more than 21 dimensions … Read More
Tagged: computer science, essay, Mathematics, physics
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Blum’s Advice (part 2)
Manuel Blum has some helpful advice for graduate students starting a PhD. This is a sequel to the previous entry. Blum refers to the joke that ‘a PhD knows more and more about less and less until he knows everything … Read More
Tagged: Manuel Blum, mathematical sciences, PhD, Research
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Blum’s Advice
Manuel Blum has some unique and helpful advice for graduate students starting a PhD. A lot of the advice applies to anyone, however. Blum advises to not use books like scrolls and read everything from the start to finish. In … Read More
Tagged: Manuel Blum, mathematical sciences, PhD, Research
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Advice from a Physicist
Physicist Michael Nielsen has some useful advice on research. The following are key excerpts from his long essay: Work balance: Research is, of course, only a part of life, and must be understood in relation to the rest of life… … Read More
Tagged: Michael Nielsen, Research
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