[Concerns of Young Mathematicians] October Digest Issue

Tue Oct 3 14:57:20 PDT 2006

Editorial:

Greetings and, for most of you, welcome back to school!  We at YMN hope
that the fall is going well.  We've had lots of activity on our website
since we last sent out a digest. (Apologies for the delay - I was busy
with my new tenured/chair duties.)  Some introductions to articles are
copied below - others are waiting for your valuable input at
www.youngmath.org <http://www.youngmath.org/> .

To combat a growing spam problem on our site, we have been forced to
restrict the ability to post stories and comment on others' stories to
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As for this month's content, we have news on the recently awarded
(and/or accepted) Fields Medals, some advice for job candidates, the
announcement of the YMN/Project NExT poster session, and lots more.

dave

dtkung at smcm.edu 

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Fields Medals Awarded

By overconvergent, 2006-08-27 05:46:43

The Fields Medals have been awarded - with an unexpected surprise...

    http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/8/27/02246/6645

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Student Evaluations - what's the research say?

By dkung, 2006-10-03 

How accurate are student evaluations?  Do they vary by race, gender,
etc?  How do they compare with other ways of evaluating teaching?
Here's an overview of the research:

    http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/10/3/105728/135

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YMN/Project NExT Poster Session

By overconvergent, 2006-09-22 at 03:41:44 PM EDT

Project NExT and the Young Mathematician's Network invite submissions of
abstracts for a poster session to be held on Friday, January 5, 2007
from 2:15 to 4:15 p.m. (room TBA) at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in
New Orleans. The poster size will be 48" by 36"; it is best to have the
posters 36" high. Posters and materials for posting pages on the posters
will be provided on-site. We expect to accept about thirty posters from
different areas within the mathematical sciences.

    http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/9/26/124024/387 

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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae

By kevin charlwood, 2006-09-28 08:56:18

Getting set to start applying for jobs can be daunting; we provide a
glimpse into some useful tips for preparing one's first c.v. for
employment searches, with emphasis on academic employment.

    http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/9/28/8843/07969

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Panel Recap - Graduation is Coming:  Now What?

By sastewart, 2006-08-14 17:14:12

YMN recently sponsored a panel on careers and graduate school
opportunities at Mathfest 2006 in Knoxville, TN.  The panel was aimed at
undergraduates and panelists included David Anderson (University of
Tennessee, Knoxville), Marian Barry (National Security Agency), Don
Saari (University of California, Irvine), Faisal Siddiqi (Society of
Actuaries), and Andy Sterrett (editor of 101 Careers in Mathematics).
A summary of each panelist's discussion is included in the full story.  

http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/8/14/143620/027 

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How does one find a thesis problem to solve?

By modmans2ndcoming, 2006-08-04 14:12:40

I have not started grad school yet, but I was wondering how one goes
about finding a problem to solve for a thesis. I am aware that not all
thesis papers are ground shattering. How do you find low hanging fruit
to investigate? How do you know the choice will be productive and
solvable?

One's advisor is sure to be of great help here, but the advisor can only
do so much for you.    Thanks.

    http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/8/4/134327/8610

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areas to specialize in

By BFD, 2006-09-27 06:37:46

How can a potential grad student find an area they would like to
specialize in before they begin applying to schools?     

    http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/9/27/6246/70856

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New Mersenne Prime Discovered

By overconvergent, 2006-09-19 06:40:46

The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Search
[http://www.mersenne.org/prime.htm] has discovered a new largest prime
number; 2^{32,582,657}-1 [http://www.mersenne.org/32582657.htm]. This
number has about 9.8 million decimal digits.

    http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/9/19/64046/0022

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age discrimination for professorships

By Anonymous Hero, 2006-08-21 15:05:06

There's been a lot of talk lately about age vs. grad school, but...

    http://concerns.youngmath.net/story/2006/8/21/103451/163

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