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On standards or conventions specific to mathematics as an academic discipline, and programs that lead to a degree in this field. For regular mathematics questions, visit our sister sites Math Stack Exchange and MathOverflow.
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When a research statement of a fixed page length is required, are references counted in the ...
At the same time, few research statements I have seen in mathematics are as thoroughly referenced as an NSF proposal. …
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Masters before Math PHD?
What is the median math GRE subject score for admission to a Group 2 or 3 PhD program in applied mathematics? …
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Is it common for an undergraduate thesis in pure mathematics to prove something new?
At every school I have been, there were undergraduates in mathematics with the aptitude for publishable research. The talent needed may not be "common", but it is certainly not "rare". … Particularly in mathematics, PhD students are examined in a range of subjects, and are expected to have mastered large parts of the undergraduate curriculum. …
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How do mathematicians conduct research?
This is not the same as scientific experimentation, nor the same as computer experimentation, which is also important in various areas of mathematics. …
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Transitioning: PhD to Postdoc and Productivity
The main difference I noticed when I began a math postdoc is that postdocs are expected to act much more independently than graduate students. Math postdocs are viewed as (young but) full members of t …
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Is it rude to write in a journal paper "the proof is left as an exercise to the reader"?
There are two separate issues here: omitting the proof, and calling it an exercise.
It is relatively common to omit some proofs in research papers. In particular, proofs that are long but routine, or …
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Percentage of PhD's in mathematics with no publications
There have been several papers analyzing the data from the Mathematical Reviews database (MathSciNet). One of them is Patterns of Collaboration in Mathematical Research, Jerrold W. Grossman, SIAM News …
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Reference for use of [email protected] for mathematics department email addresses?
The split in email addresses is often because mathematics departments were among the early adopters of computing. … When computing technology began to be available, mathematics departments were among the first adopters. Computers and mathematics go together. …
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Is there a standard for capitalization in references of math papers?
You are right: in math, neither the author nor the editor is likely to really care. Most math papers are prepared with specialized software (TeX or LaTeX, using BibTeX of AMSRefs) which formats the re …
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What is expected from a mathematics student bachelor's thesis?
See "Undergraduate Research
in Mathematics Has Come
of Age" from Notices of the AMS, 2014.
The key thing is to find a good project - which means finding a good advisor. …
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Applying for postdoc in a mathematics department where no one has similar research interests
I sympathize with your situation - recursion theory as a whole is essentially the size of a sub-subfield in other areas of mathematics. …
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Taking a math teaching job at a local 4-year college,
In mathematics, the terminal degree is a PhD, and you will find that virtually all schools require a PhD in their job advertisements for tenure-track faculty. … Options for master's degree holders
There are still two realistic options for finding mathematics faculty positions with only a master's degree:
Some institutions, particularly larger ones, hire a number …
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If I am interested in specializing in theory of computation, should I be looking for a PhD p...
In mathematics, computability is studied as part of mathematical logic. The key initial concept is Turing computability, but the focus is just as much on non-computable objects. … An undergraduate degree in mathematics, or very good mathematical preparation otherwise, is required to be admitted to a PhD program in math. …
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Can we get a PhD in mathematics without publishing?
Yes, it is very common for students to earn a PhD in mathematics without publishing any papers before graduating. … I recommend that paper highly for more information on mathematics publishing. …
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How can I tell whether a mathematics journal seems reputable?
These sites aim to be very comprehensive for mathematics journals. Being indexed is not really a sign of quality, but not being indexed is a red flag. … The "American Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics" has a "No" answer to all of these questions. …
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