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Accepting European math postdoc offers and leaving after a year
I am a finishing Ph.D student in pure mathematics in the US.
In November, I received a 3 year postdoc offer in Europe on a PI's grant with a December reply deadline and accepted starting in 2015. ...
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Shortened version of a math book (without proofs)
I've authored a math research monograph (which can be however used as a textbook, as it is structured like a textbook).
Is it worth to make short version of it containing only definitions and ...
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JMM interviews?
How many interviews does a typical good liberal arts school do at the Joint Mathematical Meetings every year?
Background: I'm on the math job market for the first time this year. For the most part I ...
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How to judge the reputability of a journal that seems to be of poor quality, but has a distinguished editorial board?
I happened to visit the website of the IJDEA (International Journal of Differential Equations and Applications) and was wondering – how good is this journal? There was a question here on Academia. SE ...
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Does anyone fund research in mathematical finance?
The question is pretty much the title. If you are an academic, is it possible to get anyone to pay you to do research in mathematical finance?
You can interpret the question broadly, to include ...
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What kind of content should one avoid when publishing (math) notes online?
I am a math undergrad doing an independent study course this semester, and I want to practice my math exposition skills by publishing some reading notes online.
I'm guessing I shouldn't publish my ...
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I wrote a new paper. Should I reapply for a postdoc at mathjobs?
About a month ago, when the deadlines for applying for postdoc positions at math at the US were approaching, I applied for several research universities via mathjobs.
In the time that passed since, I ...
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For graduate admissions, is it better to attend a well-known undergrad program with advanced coursework or one where I can write a bachelors' thesis?
I am currently enrolled in a 4-year mathematics undergraduate program in a university (let's call it A) in South Asia and here are the circumstances:
There are very few math majors in the program. I ...
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Some questions about math postdoc offers
I am a math PhD student and on the postdoc job market for the first time. I would like to know how job offer (hopefully) comes and what I should keep in mind in accepting the offers. I am interested ...
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Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization graduate programs
Does anybody know of any other ACO (algorithms, combinatorics and optimization) graduate programs besides the ones at Carnegie Mellon and Georgia Tech?
From what I have searched, these two schools ...
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Submiting a two page paper to a math journal
I recently posted my two-page paper to arxiv and sent it to the editor of a good journal. The editor responded:
"Your result is not substantial enough" and so it was rejected."
I cannot say that I ...
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Should I mention a "math depression" I went through in my letter of motivation?
I am a master student in mathematics studying in Europe and I am applying to several graduate schools in the USA. They aren't all Top 10 in these dubious rankings, but I am applying to Harvard, ...
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Undergraduate prerequisites for a Ph.d. in combinatorics
I am a double major in mathematics and electrical engineering. Towards the end of my mathematics major, I began to develop an interest in combinatorics (specifically graph theory), and am seriously ...
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What do we know about working times of great living scientists?
I am looking for two kinds of data about the great scientists of today,
Their average daily routine of work. Like how many hours and when?
Their average length of time of being able to think ...
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How to get access to university resources after graduation?
I'll get a B.S. in math this December and (hopefully) go to graduate school next fall. In the coming spring semester, I will stay around my undergraduate institution (in the U.S.), auditing classes, ...
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Should I agree to review papers as a postdoc?
I am a post doc in mathematics, and was just sent a request to review a paper. This is the first time it happened to me. I never heard of this journal before, but it is a Springer journal, and upon ...
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The best ways to cite a theorem whose assumptions/conditions are written earlier in the source?
When one cites a theorem from a source in mathematics, the following problem usually arises: some assumptions/conditions of the theorem are written much earlier in the source, which do not appear in ...
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Potential disadvantages of a math postdoc in Europe vs US
I am a mathematics Ph.D student in the United States, and recently received a 3 year postdoctoral offer in Germany, which I have only a few weeks to accept or decline. The offer is very good (high ...
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Will I be allowed to reapply for a mathematics NSF postdoc next year after declining one this year?
I am a mathematics PhD student in the US graduating this year. I recently received a very good 3 year postdoc offer in Europe, which I have to accept or decline in early December. Not being a big risk ...
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Job sites for applied/interdisciplinary jobs in Mathematics?
I was wondering whether there're job sites that post jobs in applied/interdisciplinary mathematics, more specially, say postdocs or higher positions in mathematics and medical imaging, mathematics and ...
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Applying for postdocs: mention two-body problem in cover letter?
My spouse and I are both finishing Ph.D's in math and applying for math postdocs in the US. We work in different areas of math, but there are many departments in which both are prominently represented....
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What is the median math GRE subject score for admission to a Group 2 or 3 PhD program in applied mathematics?
What are the typical (median or maybe third quartile) scores on the math subject GRE for successful applicants to a math program at the PhD level, in applied math, at a Group 2 or Group 31 school?
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Is the math jobs wiki around this year (2013)?
For the past few years there has been a math jobs wiki with lists of posted jobs together with "rumors" about shortlists, interviews and offers. This year the website hasn't been working. Does anyone ...
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Not sure if grad school was the right choice
I went to a tiny undergrad school and majored in math. I had absolutely no idea what to do with my major, so I went to grad school (I've been here for two months now). Now that I'm here, I'm leaps ...
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Is grad school typically time-intensive?
I would like to know what is graduate school supposed to be like? I started grad school for mathematics 2 months ago and I find myself studying all the time with no time for anything else (except ...
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Pure vs Applied maths, and combinatorics, in American universities
I'm in my last year of an undergraduate degree in pure maths, doing my thesis on probabilistic combinatorics. In Australia (at least at my university), Hungarian-style combinatorics is classified as &...
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How to find out which math departments have a research group in mathematical logic?
I'm thinking to apply to PhD programs in math. I want to study mathematical logic. So I need programs that have mathematicians who do research in this area. I've searched the internet, the results ...
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How important are physics and other non-math courses for admission into a math PhD?
I am a second year math major, and I intend to do my PhD from a top math school. Until now, I haven't taken any university level physics course. Somewhere in this site, I saw someone writing that ...
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How to pursue graduate admissions in mathematics seven years after a humanities undergrad degree?
The simple version:
I've been out of college for 7 years and want to pursue graduate studies in a field unrelated to my undergraduate degree but am not sure how.
The detailed version:
My college ...
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NSF grant proposals after earning PhD
I am a fresh mathematics Ph.D who has begun a three year postdoc at University X. I applied for an NSF postdoctoral grant last year with University Y (with Y not equal to X) and did not get it. This ...
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How do I choose an appropriate scope for a master's thesis in mathematics?
I am a new Master's seeking student in Mathematics, and I'm trying to get a jump on my research focus/concentration for eventually writing my Master's Thesis. My interest is primarily prime, perfect, ...
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How do I cite a result that I've only seen stated without a proof, and I prove myself?
I am writing my PhD thesis in mathematics.
It happens frequently that I use results that I don't have a reference for except
textbooks stating "it is easily seen that ..." or "it is well-known that.....
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Acknowledgements in an industry-sponsored dissertation
I am a doing a dissertation funded by a company and my dissertation is basically a report of my progress on the problem they have given me. I have an academic supervisor, an industry contact who has ...
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Importance of Mathematical Maturity for CS Grad School Admissions
I want to improve my competitiveness for grad school admissions. My intended area of study is AI/Machine Learning and possibly other math and statistics heavy fields of Computer Science.
My undergrad ...
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How should I choose which graduate programs to apply to for the PhD?
This fall I will be an senior mathematics major at a small public liberal arts university. I'm trying to finalize the list of schools to which I will apply (to PhD programs in pure math), but I am ...
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Theoretical CS research having a math undergrad
I am currently finishing my undergraduate math studies, and I am really interested in computer science (especially theoretical). However, I realize that most CS departments expect their applicants to ...
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Publishing while changing institutions [duplicate]
I'm submitting an mathematics article concerning research that was done entirely while I was an undergraduate at University A. This August I will be a graduate student at University B. The only ...
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How strict are listed minimum requirements for admission to a graduate degree program?
I'm a rising senior at a Chinese university. I'm really interested in pursuing a master degree (as a stepping-stone to a PhD) in the US.
I do not know what "Minimum Requirements" for admission really ...
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How to Remain Competitive at a Mediocre University?
I am attending a university with a mediocre mathematics department. The courses at my school cover fewer topics and are less challenging than the same courses at top universities.
How can I avoid ...
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How good is the International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics? (http://www.ijpam.eu/) [duplicate]
I had recently submitted my paper to this journal on the advise of my guide and quite fortunately, I received an email a few days back saying that the paper had been accepted for publication. So ...
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Value of having done applied math research when applying to PhD programs in pure math
I will be a second year math under-grad in September, and currently doing an internship at applied math research institute. Most probably, I will come up with a research paper at the end of the ...
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Math Professors -- On average, how many hours per week do you think is required to gain tenure? [duplicate]
I have a question particularly for the math professors here. I just finished my second year as a PhD student at a top30 University, passed all my qualifying exams, and I've begun working with an ...
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Planning for grad school
I am a second year under-graduate student in mathematics. My school (3 years under-grad) has a great history of sending its under-graduates to top graduate level math programs of the US universities. ...
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How difficult Is a PhD Program?
I am a Master's student in math who is doing pretty well so far.
I aced my first two classes (real analysis)
and my summer session in probability theory is going well, too.
Even before my Master's ...
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How might I improve my math department as an undergrad?
I am an undergraduate math major at a small state university in the US. Our math department has about 20 tenured/tenure-track faculty, including applied mathematicians and statisticians. We have only ...
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How can a senior undergraduate find academic journals in math and computer science?
I am going to be a senior undergraduate and am looking to really find the area of research that I would like to be engaged in during graduate-school/senior year. I have submitted one conference paper ...
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Should I stay in PhD program I dislike to have a shot at liberal arts teaching?
TL;DR: I'm a pure math graduate student who doesn't like research mathematics. Should I continue and get the PhD because I suspect I might like teaching at a 4-year liberal arts college?
I am ...
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Improving my PhD application for math programs
This past year I was accepted into two mid range phd programs in mathematics without funding. Here's what my profile looked like:
Domestic White Male
Unknown state school in the midwest
Majors: ...
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Is it possible to recover after a career setback such as this?
My husband got a math PhD in 2009, and could not get a research post-doc in his chosen field. We had young children at that point, and he spent two years as a lecturer, applied for hundreds of jobs, ...
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Do graduate school admissions appreciate individual "free time" study?
I am a year away from completing an undergrad degree in Computer Science and I find myself increasingly interested in more advanced subjects from pure mathematics that sometimes lie outside the scope ...
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