Tag Archives: math

Crowdsourcing through language exams

Posted on December 28, 2009 by David Romito

It is extremely common in doctoral programs—including UNC’s math Ph.D.—for the department to require proven foreign language competence before graduation. Usually, this requirement is met by the student passing a written translation exam. A recent blog post by David Speyer … Continue reading →

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Math Overflow: social Q&A for mathematicians

Posted on December 3, 2009 by David Romito

Math Overflow is a Web site launched in October 2009. It is, to quote the homepage, “a place for mathematicians to ask and answer questions.” Anyone can post questions of interest to mathematicians—anything from basic questions to current research material—and … Continue reading →

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The Polymath Project

Posted on November 16, 2009 by David Romito

Research is changing. With the rise of Web 2.0 technologies, there are endless new avenues for scholars to share information, collaborate on their work, and come up with results more quickly than ever. One of the most impressive examples of … Continue reading →

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Math on the web: when LaTeX is not enough

Posted on October 29, 2009 by David Romito

Terence Tao, Fields Medalist and Professor of Mathematics at UCLA, recently made a post on his blog regarding the difficulties of rendering math on the web. For print, LaTeX is the gold standard, but there isn’t yet an established means … Continue reading →

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