In a week, it would be appropriate to rename this blog “Angela’s Germany Adventures.” I’m not going to do that, but this is my way of announcing the news. Actually, the next week is a little insane. (And it’s not going to slow down much after that!) I can’t complain too much. Some amazing opportunities […]
Today marks the end of the first fourth of the calendar year 2013. It’s also the end of the second third of the Spring 2013 semester. It has been a weird and stressful year so far, and it will probably only get weirder. I’ve got a lot of different possibilities for how to spend my […]
I haven’t forgotten about you. I haven’t forgotten about myself. I’ve just been living life, I suppose. Let’s see… grad school updates. Last semester I “graduated” with a Master’s degree in mathematics. “Graduated” is in “quotes” because I’m still here, in the same school, in the same program, in the same office, taking the same […]
As I was grading my students’ most recent exam this week, I found myself in that familiar state of being angry/annoyed with how incompetent they are at performing mathematics. I’ve cooled down considerably since that initial emotional ride, but I’m still left with the bitter taste in my mouth. On average, my students, who I’ve […]
This semester is very different from my last 3. Mostly because I really like every class I’m taking. I haven’t had a semester in which I was engaged in EVERY class I was taking since second semester of senior year of college. Right now I’m taking the core graduate topology course, a course on Lie […]
I’m back, bitches! (Sorry, I felt compelled to say that even though it’s awkward and lame.) I promise: I’m still alive. And after some time away (almost 3 months!), I’m back to chronicling my adventures in math grad school. There’s a lot going on this semester (and a lot happened last semester and over the […]
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