Timeline for How could one best go about research in Pure Mathematics, whilst holding a full/part-time job?
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| Jun 27, 2022 at 15:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAcademia/status/1541436187507826688 | ||
| Nov 15, 2016 at 17:28 | answer | added | TeeJ Lockwood | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 21, 2014 at 17:51 | history | edited | Seraphina |
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| Mar 21, 2014 at 15:01 | comment | added | Seraphina | @JeffE: As I stated above, I have had tutors, but their teaching and advice has always been geared towards content in the module textbooks. I imagine the cross-overs between maths and CS would be in the area of logic? Interesting. | |
| Mar 21, 2014 at 15:00 | comment | added | Seraphina | Thanks for all your comments. @Mark Meckes: I have indeed been studying through the Open University. However, just to clarify- I am actually taking time out of the degree, so that I can go it alone, and see how that works out. This is partly to gain more fluency, and to further explore areas of maths that I'm interested in. The trouble with distance learning is that there is a lot of writing to get through, and I think that can detract from the maths. So I currently don't have a tutor. And teaching and advice from OU staff tends to be strictly tied to content in the module text books. | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 21:20 | answer | added | Not Quite An Outsider | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 15:04 | answer | added | Philip Gibbs | timeline score: 12 | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 13:42 | comment | added | JeffE | @Seraphina: Who teaches the classes you are taking? Even distance learning courses have instructors. To answer your question to Matthew: Some subfields of CS (like mine) are indistinguishable from mathematics. | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 13:41 | comment | added | Neil Strickland | @Mark Meckes: you can see from Seraphina's profile that she is doing a degree by distance learning from the Open University (open.ac.uk) | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 13:20 | answer | added | paul garrett | timeline score: 8 | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 12:47 | comment | added | fileunderwater | @Seraphina Even if you will not have a research position, it is still extremely valuable to collaborate with active researchers (e.g. knowledge of the field/problems + writing/publishing). Try to approach a faculty or individual scientists working on topics that you find interesting. | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 12:46 | comment | added | Mark Meckes | @Seraphina: Can you clarify how you are "working towards an undergraduate degree in Mathematics", yet don't have a professor to talk to? | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 12:34 | history | edited | Seraphina | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Mar 20, 2014 at 10:36 | comment | added | Seraphina | JeffE: If I had a professor to talk to then I would not be here. Unfortunately, due to being in a full-time job at the moment, pursuing research along the conventional route, may never be an option for me. So I'm having to think outside that box. (I would absolutely love to be doing research in a University if I could!) | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 10:32 | comment | added | Seraphina | Matthew G: thanks for pointing me in the direction of your excellent answer- I found it very helpful to read. The question posed there is very similar to mine, I admit. But you are referring to computer science- I would have thought there would be differences in approach in different subjects? | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 5:07 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Mar 20, 2014 at 4:47 | comment | added | 410 gone | possible duplicate of Doing a masters degree level research without following a Master Course | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 3:09 | comment | added | JeffE | Talk to your professors. Really, they don't bite. | |
| Mar 20, 2014 at 2:19 | comment | added | Matthew G. | I answered a similar question in a slightly different context once upon a time. Might be helpful to you, though, I'm from a CS background rather than Math so many grains of salt are involved. | |
| Mar 19, 2014 at 23:30 | comment | added | Anonymous | Why would you do this outside a university? You say you are pursuing an undergraduate degree. I recommend going about this within your university, and in particular by asking these questions to your professors. | |
| Mar 19, 2014 at 22:24 | review | First posts | |||
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| Mar 19, 2014 at 22:04 | history | asked | Seraphina | CC BY-SA 3.0 |