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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Drafting theses and papers
A good research paper or thesis is not only expected to have good results but is also well-drafted. Well-drafted implies much more rewriting over the initial draft. For a PhD student, this is not an easy task and requires patience … Read More
Tagged: drafting, papers, rewiting, thesis
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Advantage of posters
Normally, in scientific conferences, the technical presentations (with slides projector etc.) are considered better or at least more prestigious than poster sessions. The reason attributed for this is that the technical presentations are associated with more important papers or more … Read More
Postdoc advice 2
This is a sequel to the previous entry on advice by experience postdoctoral researchers. One researcher who I know well mentioned that it is important to establish a name for your self by getting results independently so that one’s work … Read More
Tagged: Postdoc
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Postdoc Advice
A postdoc is an ideal time to build one’s research profile and getting quality publications is one of the primary aims. Recently, I have been talking to postdoctoral fellows I know in the university. I wanted to find what other … Read More
Mathematics and Art
A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns. If his patterns are more permanent than theirs, it is because they are made with ideas. I am interested in mathematics only as a creative art – … Read More
Tagged: Art, Mathematics
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Elementary versus Easy
Peter Sarnak is a well known mathematician who is also a permanent member of the Institute for Advanced Study. In the ‘Final Perspectives’ of The Princeton Companion to Mathematics, Sarnak makes some useful comments on the nature of good scholarship. … Read More
Tagged: paper writing, proofs
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Wireless Presenter
This may sound like a Kensington commercial, but in the last few months, I have realized the importance of a handy, reliable wireless presenter. When one is making a presentation, it can be a bit cramping to have to be … Read More
Tagged: laser, wireless presenter
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