So, analysis exam #2 is in 2 days. (Yes, instead of studying right now, I am blogging. I’m a terrible grad student.) It’s my last exam in any of my classes before finals. Yikes! I feel pretty good about my first semester as a graduate student so far, but I’m trying not to get too […]
So, as you probably already know, last Sunday the date was 10-10-10. Math grad students don’t really need any more reason than that to have a party, let me tell you. (Actually, the idea is stolen from The Office. There’s an episode in season 1 when a 05-05-05 party is referenced.) It was an all-out […]
As you all know, I’ve been teaching pre-calculus recitations this semester. In my department, for the first semester there is a class taken by all new grad students that are teaching in which we basically learn about teaching and share stories and get advice and whatnot. We have little teaching exercises intended to help us […]
This past weekend I travelled by air for the first time ever! In line with a plan I’ve had for months (and that I feel safe calling a “tradition” since it’s now happened more than once and even moving to Texas did not stop me), I went to a Steelers home game last weekend. So, […]
For some reason, today I feel like I’ve lived a thousand lifetimes. Well, not a thousand, but at least half a dozen disjoint lives. Or maybe like I’ve lived in a series of novels with the same protagonist, but each novel has distinct storylines, supporting characters, and settings. Actually, I guess that last one really […]
Yesterday my students had their first exam of the semester. I didn’t write the exam; the lecturer did. And I don’t have to do the official grading of the exam; the lecturer does. But I did have to administer the exam, and I’d say it went pretty well. I also had to do the first […]
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