Comments for AMS Graduate Student Blog http://mathgradblog.williams.edu by and for math grad students Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:53:57 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on Teaching Your Own Class by fmorgan http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=194&cpage=1#comment-4787 fmorgan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:53:57 +0000 http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=194#comment-4787 From <a href="mailto:amber.johnson73@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">Amber Johnson</a> We just posted an article, <a href="http://www.onlineclasses.org/2009/11/11/99-excellent-advice-sites-for-teachers" rel="nofollow">99 Excellent Advice Sites for Teachers</a>. I thought I'd drop a quick line and let you know in case you thought it was something you're audience would be interested in reading. Thanks! From Amber Johnson

We just posted an article, 99 Excellent Advice Sites for Teachers. I thought I’d drop a quick line and let you know in case you thought it was something you’re audience would be interested in reading. Thanks!

]]> Comment on An Interview with Terence Tao by Career advice from the Fields medalists and some other mathematicians « Successful Researcher http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=399&cpage=1#comment-4779 Career advice from the Fields medalists and some other mathematicians « Successful Researcher Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:37:11 +0000 http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=399#comment-4779 [...] 3: a recent interview with Terence [...] [...] 3: a recent interview with Terence [...]

]]> Comment on Five Pieces of Advice for the Beginning Teaching Assistant by Asri http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=22&cpage=1#comment-4754 Asri Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:42:55 +0000 http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=22#comment-4754 very useful advice on becoming ta, I myself will be a TA in health science next quarter and take this advice. Thanks very useful advice on becoming ta, I myself will be a TA in health science next quarter and take this advice. Thanks

]]> Comment on Choosing an advisor: Part trois by Kelinci http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=201&cpage=1#comment-4740 Kelinci Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:27:40 +0000 http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=201#comment-4740 Nice post. Thanks. Nice post. Thanks.

]]> Comment on Google your homework by kral oyun http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=280&cpage=1#comment-4699 kral oyun Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:36:06 +0000 http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=280#comment-4699 You may have come across students copying stuff directly from some website like Wikipedia and then pasting it as it is with even the tags such as citation needed! Although math is a subject that still it the hardest to copy off from the webistes if the problems given are unique as solution to text book problems could be found with the right keyword and a few searches but unique problems are not so easy to find unless of course they copy each others work.Sure ı have the sama idea. You may have come across students copying stuff directly from some website like Wikipedia and then pasting it as it is with even the tags such as citation needed! Although math is a subject that still it the hardest to copy off from the webistes if the problems given are unique as solution to text book problems could be found with the right keyword and a few searches but unique problems are not so easy to find unless of course they copy each others work.Sure ı have the sama idea.

]]> Comment on Five Pieces of Advice for the Beginning Teaching Assistant by kral oyun http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=22&cpage=1#comment-4698 kral oyun Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:32:11 +0000 http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=22#comment-4698 "Most importantly, relax. You won’t be the best TA in the world in your first semester of teaching. Teaching is an acquired skill. On the other hand, you won’t irreparably harm the students for the rest of their careers, either. Just do your best." This is the most diffucult to be after all these effort. “Most importantly, relax. You won’t be the best TA in the world in your first semester of teaching. Teaching is an acquired skill. On the other hand, you won’t irreparably harm the students for the rest of their careers, either. Just do your best.”
This is the most diffucult to be after all these effort.

]]> Comment on Getting a (Teaching-Research) Job by Tom http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=54&cpage=1#comment-4696 Tom Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:41:49 +0000 http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=54#comment-4696 I haven't read such great post for long time. Good job Brian! I haven’t read such great post for long time. Good job Brian!

]]> Comment on The One Hundred Paper Strategy by Ronny Barnes http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=113&cpage=1#comment-4663 Ronny Barnes Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:53:15 +0000 http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=113#comment-4663 Organization is the key. I think that is the ingredient I was lacking. Thank you for this insightful article. Organization is the key. I think that is the ingredient I was lacking. Thank you for this insightful article.

]]> Comment on Mentoring Advice by Talleres Uvilla http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=424&cpage=1#comment-4646 Talleres Uvilla Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:03:12 +0000 http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=424#comment-4646 One tip for new students is this: "Write down all your assessment item due dates, holidays, exam periods etc and keep a copy of the uni map in it as well. I found it extremely helpful when figuring out what week I am in and how many weeks I had until the exam period and assessments. Also, it is a good idea to look through each course outline at the beginning of the year and draw up a table listing all assessments in order of due date and how much they were weighted at. It helps to priorities" One tip for new students is this: “Write down all your assessment item due dates, holidays, exam periods etc and keep a copy of the uni map in it as well. I found it extremely helpful when figuring out what week I am in and how many weeks I had until the exam period and assessments. Also, it is a good idea to look through each course outline at the beginning of the year and draw up a table listing all assessments in order of due date and how much they were weighted at. It helps to priorities”

]]> Comment on Mentoring Advice by Tweets that mention AMS Graduate Student Blog » Blog Archive » Mentoring Advice -- Topsy.com http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=424&cpage=1#comment-4614 Tweets that mention AMS Graduate Student Blog » Blog Archive » Mentoring Advice -- Topsy.com Sun, 18 Oct 2009 02:08:55 +0000 http://mathgradblog.williams.edu/?p=424#comment-4614 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by 엄상일 and Uijin Jung, Changhun, Lee. Changhun, Lee said: 메인 글이 딱 저에게 해주는 이야기네용 ㅎㅎRT @sioum: 수학과 대학원생이라면 읽어야할 블로그 RT @nizkrad: Mentoring Advice, from AMS graduate Student Blog http://bit.ly/1Y3he4 [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by 엄상일 and Uijin Jung, Changhun, Lee. Changhun, Lee said: 메인 글이 딱 저에게 해주는 이야기네용 ㅎㅎRT @sioum: 수학과 대학원생이라면 읽어야할 블로그 RT @nizkrad: Mentoring Advice, from AMS graduate Student Blog http://bit.ly/1Y3he4 [...]

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