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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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What happens if a math PhD student fails to find a proof that is the main objective of their thesis topic?
How exactly do Math theses/dissertations work?
Is it fair to assume that the work involves trying to prove something? What happens if you can't?
I did a thesis in Computer Science, and though my ...
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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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Asking about how to minimize the effect of a not so good thesis due to abandoning by supervisor without even telling in Phd Application Form
A bit of background of the problem->
I am a masters 2nd year student( 4 th semester)in mathematics .During my masters degree I self studied 3 books of number theory because I was really interested in ...
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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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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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May I include results from a collaboration in my PhD thesis?
As a Ph.D. student, I am curious about the following: if you collaborate with a researcher(not necessarily your advisor) while being a student, should you write in your dissertation the work of the ...
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Should I post my PhD Thesis on arXiv, if I intend to make a paper based on it?
I am interested in posting my math Ph.D. thesis on the arXiv, but I also plan on writing a shorter paper based on some of the results in my thesis. I plan on posting this paper on the arXiv when I am ...
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Will plagiarism software find my drafts in Overleaf?
I am a Ph.D. student in mathematics and soon will start writing a thesis on my published papers. I think Overleaf (online cloud) would be more flexible to write the thesis instead my TeXstudio editor. ...
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Is it ok for an applied mathematician to research a topic that she has personal experience with?
Would this idea be too sensitive / too much information / generally a bad idea?
For example, I have a friend who is doing her computational biology PhD at a strong U.S. program, and her main research ...
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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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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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Can I get a good phd with a poor master thesis?
I am a month away from graduating in Math. I spent the last six months working on what I consider now a poor master thesis.
I was asked to discuss some connections between model theory and ...
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Organisation of a math thesis
Do you think it's appropriate to introduce notational aspects right after presenting the main topic in the introductory section of your thesis? Personally, I prefer not to include notations in an ...
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Can a (stapler) PhD thesis comprise multiple unrelated papers? [duplicate]
Traditionally, a thesis is assimilated to a monograph and comprises a unified body of work. However, with "stapler" theses becoming more common, I'd like to know if a thesis is allowed to comprise ...
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Potential downsides to requesting an extension
I am curently working on my final year project which has a deadline in 3 weeks. This deadline has already been extended by 1 month from the previous deadline (which would have just passed) for ...
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