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Tag Archives: Mathematics
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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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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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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Companion’s Advice
In the The Princeton Companion to Mathematics, the last section is on advice to mathematicians. Most of the advice applies to any kind of researchers. Sir Michael Atiyah, has some valuable advice for young researchers. The advice ranges from independence … Read More
Tagged: Mathematics, PhD, Science
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Birthday Workshop
In academic circles, there is a nice tradition of arranging a conference on the birthdays of senior professors. It is a coming together of researchers in the area. On his 66th birthday, a workshop on theoretical computer science was arranged … Read More
Two Upcoming Events in London
The British Computer Society is arranging a ‘Visions for computer science conference‘. The meeting is from 22-24 September. The event has been advertised as following: The BCS is launching its first international academic conference, intended as a major international event … Read More
Tagged: BCS, computer science, IMA, Mathematics, Turing Award
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