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How to deal with results that are given as exercises
I'm currently writing my thesis in mathematics and in the introductory part I want to give a brief overview over a field I'm not very familiar with. There are some results in the book I'm reading ...
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Thesis Advisor conundrum
Last semester, I took class A and loved the material. It was a subject I excelled in and professor A' was someone I understood well.
I thought it was perfect to take the course 2A and make A' my ...
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Etiquette: senior and junior professors co-advising
I'd like to ask two professors who work at my university to be the co-advisors of my Masters thesis (mathematics).
They work in the same research group on (almost) the same topic (which is well-...
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What should a student look for in an undergraduate thesis topic/supervisor?
I am an undergraduate student (in maths) looking for a topic and supervisor for my thesis.
What criteria should I use to judge whether a project/supervisor combination will make for a good thesis and ...
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Are you supposed to come up with a thesis problem on your own in math?
It seems like every other graduate student I know is working on some problem that their advisor has suggested, and I've just been spending a year reading papers and trying to think of a problem for ...
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Evaluating red flags in potential advisors' scientific production and impact, past students, research interests and personality [closed]
In the next few weeks I'll need to pick an advisor for my master's thesis (in a certain subfield of mathematics). I've narrowed down the choice to two (full) professors.
Prof. H I've known Prof H ...
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Writing theory section of thesis - feels like I am just copying
I am doing a PhD in physics / applied math and have just started writing the theory section. A large-ish part (5-10 pages, estimated) will be setting the scene with some theoretical tools that I am ...
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Out of a long list of suggested master thesis topic, how to decide which one to choose?
I'm currently doing a master in mathematics, and will start my master thesis in a couple of month. My university provides a list of (suggested) topics. I'm finding it difficult to choose though, since ...
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Finding it hard to find a Master's thesis advisor in mathematics, all the professors I've asked say they are too busy
I attend a competitive mathematics department that is very active in research. The downside of this is that it is hard to get any professor to agree to work on a Master's thesis with.
I have tried ...
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Is it correct protocol to thank your committee members in a PhD dissertation?
My question is: I would like to thank the committee members of my PhD dissertation explicitly thanking them for their time and effort and writing down their names Prof. Name1, Prof. Name2, etc...
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What should I do if I found too many typos after my Ph.D. thesis being approved but before my oral defense in mathematics?
I am doing my Ph.D. in mathematics and did not have my thesis carefully proofread before submission (which is definitely a mistake that I wish to correct). My thesis was approved after submission and ...
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Should I include independently derived but not novel results in my thesis?
I'm writing up my physics PhD thesis, and am wondering whether to include the derivation of a formula that I worked out myself. I've recently found that this work isn't actually a novel contribution ...
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Should I choose a research field that I'm not really good at, but have strong interest?
I'm a first year masters student. Currently I'm doing coursework but I'll have research in second year. I find all subjects interesting. I feel better when I'm doing subjects including a bit of ...
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How to explain things in the motivation section of a mathematical paper without proper definitions?
I want to start a chapter in my dissertation by motivating a mathematical operator by showing why it is interesting to look at it and what I can contribute to understand it better. However, I actually ...
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What makes a stellar undergraduate thesis?
In mathematics, what distinguishes an exceptional undergraduate thesis for the rest? How do original contributions, accessibility of the topic (ie more or less prerequisites), novelty of the topic, ...
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Must graphs in a mathematical PhD thesis be drawn nicely?
I am writing my PhD thesis in mathematics and there are several graphs to be included (on knots, braids, and other related objects). I know that there are several software available for drawing graphs ...
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Is it a good idea to combine the glossary and the list of notations in a mathematical PhD thesis?
I am considering including a glossary and a list of notations in my PhD thesis on mathematics. Is it a good idea to write them separately or combine them?
For example, a typical entry of the list of ...
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What are the 'objective circumstances' that one young researcher should take into account when choosing a research topic?
Premise: I originally asked this on MathOverflow, but it was pointed out to me that it could be better fit for Academia Stack Exchange.
Note: I have received extremely varied advice on the following ...
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How detailed should proofs be in a mathematical PhD thesis?
I heard this suggestion from a mathematics professor:
In writing a mathematical Ph.D. thesis, it is far more tolerable to be tediously-lengthy than having a gap in the proofs.
I think what he means ...
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My thesis advisor is absent in my final stage of completing my Ph.D. programme
I am a mathematics Ph.D. student who are in my final stage of completing my Ph.D. programme. My advisor is visiting an institute for a few months. The institute that he is visiting is in another ...
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Running out of Algebraic Symbols
I'm currently writing my thesis in computer science. My work contains a large amount of equations to do with linear algebra, data transformations and calculus. On receiving feedback on my first draft ...
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Math Undergrad Wants to do Master's of Statistics
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I am a Canadian who is just finishing my undergraduate studies in mathematics. I enjoy mathematics, but I have recently realized that I would rather study statistics in graduate school, ...
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Comprehensive Guide for Ph.D. thesis in Mathematics?
Could any one recommend some comprehensive guide (online version preferred) for writing a Ph.D. thesis in Mathematics?
I did some google search but there are too many results and it is difficult to ...
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What is expected from a mathematics student bachelor's thesis?
Well, I like maths, I like studying it and applying it. But I always feared the moment when I'd actually have to do a thesis. I'm in my third year of bachelor's studies. What I was wondering about is ...
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When shall one write a mathematical expression as a separate line in a paper/Ph.D. thesis? [duplicate]
When do we write a mathematical expression on a separate line, and when do we write it inline with the text?
I believe that the answer is the same for researching papers and Ph.D. theses, or maybe ...
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When should one include the proof of known results in a mathematical PhD thesis?
When writing a PhD thesis on mathematics one needs to quote many results by others, such as
The following theorem was proved by ABC in [1].
Theorem. Bla, bla, bla...
My question is when should one ...
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Which is better for PhD application: research-based BS thesis somewhat related to interests, or extra courses + standard thesis in area of interest?
I am studying applied math. My bachelor's thesis is coming up next semester and I've got a dilemma.
I was originally planning to do a standard project (most of them seem very soft to be honest) and ...
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References in a PhD thesis in mathematics [closed]
I have a few questions about the references in a PhD thesis in mathematics:
What would be a "normal" range of items there? I am not sure if there is only a few items in the reference it may not be ...
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How to make a mathematical text more concise?
My PhD thesis has 175 pages A4 and I shall provide also a compilation that will summarize the main results on 20 pages A5. My thesis contains algorithms and theorems examining their properties.
After ...
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What is the acceptable similarity in a mathematics PhD dissertation when checking by Turnitin?
I have checked the originality of my PhD thesis in mathematics using Turnitin. The similarity was 31%. Is this percentage acceptable by most committees?
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Should I do a thesis, no thesis, or a capstone project in a master's in statistics?
I intend to work in industry after finishing my Masters in Statistics and am considering some universities in the United States. How will a Masters in Statistics with thesis, no thesis or with ...
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When to use inline versus displayed equations in a publication?
On a publication (thesis, paper, other), when should I write an equation inline and when should it be separated and numbered from the text?
I've seen publications containing both styles, but I don't ...
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Is my career over if thesis went bad?
I wrote a master thesis which went quite bad, due to communication problems with advisor, and my advisor said he is not willing to continue guiding me for PhD studies.
Specifically, I was asked to ...
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Do I need to focus my writing to specific paper?
I'm a master student and I'm the phase of preparing my thesis. I've searched many papers related to my thesis but I'm a bit confused in what to focus. Do I need to take only a paper (or few papers) ...
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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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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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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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