Monthly Archives: June 2015

Course Announcement

Posted on June 9, 2015 by Persiflage

Although this may be of limited interest, I wanted to announce a topics class that I intend to give this winter. The title of the course is, simply, “thesis problems.” The structure of the course is to devote each week … Continue reading →

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A Coq and Bull Story

Posted on June 4, 2015 by Persiflage

Author: Michael Harris. Title: Mathematics Without Apologies. Source: I eventually gave up waiting for a complimentary signed copy to be sent to me in the mail, and so borrowed a copy from the Northwestern University library. I’ve read up to … Continue reading →

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Harassed by Springer

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Persiflage

Those of you who have ever submitted a paper to any mathematical journal may have noticed that it’s not a particularly speedy process. Nowadays, even a one year turnaround is nothing out of the ordinary. Thus, I always find it … Continue reading →

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