A TeX experiment

by | Feb 5, 2022 | Math Seminar

Andy Chaplin installed a plug-in called Simple MathJax that makes TeX work on our blog. Thanks! This experiment shows that you can do in-line TeX in two ways and get the same result: $\sqrt{x^2+y^2}$ and \(\sqrt{x^2+y^2}\). And the display works too:...

Careers in Mathematics?

by | Sep 28, 2016 | Math Seminar

Here are some links to pages about careers in mathematics: http://www.maa.org/careers http://www.ams.org/careers/ http://www.ams.org/programs/students/students http://www.ams.org/samplings/mathmoments/mathmoments...

NSF fellowships for graduate work

by | Sep 26, 2016 | Math Seminar

The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines. The program provides up to three years of support,...

Graduate Record Exams (GRE)

by | Sep 19, 2016 | Math Seminar

GRE stands for Graduate Record Exam. Many graduate math programs require or recommend taking the GRE Math Subject Exam for admission to their department. There is also a GRE General Exam that may be required, which is different, and less important (it is similar to...

Dr. Weston’s TeX tips

by | Sep 9, 2016 | Math Seminar

Seminar students are expected to learn LaTeX by themselves. They must also learn Beamer and possibly some graphics macros, like those in TikZ. Fortunately, there are many excellent LaTeX and Beamer resources online: The webpage for OverLeaf: www.overleaf.com OverLeaf...