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Confessions of a Mathematician Latest Posts
Envy
Sometimes I see a math cartoon and wish I had thought of it first. This is one of them: Of course I doubt I could have captured the moment so well. The best part of it is that someone emailed it to me with the comment, “Hey Courtney, This cartoon reminded me of you. -Joe” Sweet.... Read more...
Published 2 days ago
It’s Official!
Dear Courtney: Here are your result(s) from the June 2008 qualifying exam: 825-6 Q 871-2 Q. The Graduate Advisory Committee (GAC) notes that you now have 2 Q scores, one of which is in 825-6. Therefore you have passed the Qualifing Exam and are now admitted to the Ph.D. program.... Read more...
Published 1 week ago
My Sister
Recently, my little sister Brittney graduated from college. No big deal–she only graduated summa cum laude from NYU, having been inducted into Phi Beta Kappa (a liberal arts honor society) and Gamma Sigma Epsilon (a chemistry honor society), with an embarrassingly high GPA, and really cute... Read more...
Published 3 weeks ago
Math, explained for my parents and other interested parties
Some of you who read my rambling blog might occasionally wonder what it is that I actually do as a math grad student. I’ve decided that it’s high time I tried to give a reasonably coherent explanation, so here goes. Most of math, or at least the math I’m interested in, spends a... Read more...
Published 4 weeks ago
Qualifying Exams
Well, I just handed in my last qualifying exam, hopefully the last one I’ll hand in ever! I feel pretty good about my performance. There were things that could have gone better, but hey. In a month or so, I hope to tell you all that I’m now a qualified math-nerd. I would type more,... Read more...
Published 1 month ago
Women and girls don’t like math?
I read an article this morning that I found a bit disheartening: The Freedom to say No, Boston Globe: The Boston Globe The freedom to say ‘no’ Why aren’t there more women in science and engineering? Controversial new research suggests: They just aren’t interested. Now two... Read more...
Published 1 month ago
Quiet ways to spend a Sunday afternoon.
I know of several quiet ways to spend a Sunday afternoon–reading, birdwatching, napping with Moo. Being next to the window and watching a tree fall on the house is not one of them. Nobody was hurt, and the house is 100 or so years old, which means it is built better than a modern tank.... Read more...
Published 1 month ago
The future of the blog
Next year I start teaching, which leads me to ask: what should I do with this blog? My gut feeling is that I’ll close it down, give my parents a password to access the archives, and start writing more “professionally” (read: less personal stuff). This includes picking through... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
The first year is over.
I made it through year one of graduate school without any major incidents! I still have quals in less than a month, but for now, it’s time to leave math aside for a few days while Tim and I head East to see my little (6′ tall) sister graduate. It will be a whirlwind visit (we arrive... Read more...
Published 2 months ago
When I say “Oo,” you say “Long.” Oo!
I think this video really captures how I feel about my tea: Elemental - Cup Of Brown Joy from Moog on Vimeo. Read more...
Published 2 months ago
