scholarly journals Author Correction: Time for (Research on) Change in Mathematics Departments

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 495-495
Author(s):  
Daniel L. Reinholz ◽  
Chris Rasmussen ◽  
Elena Nardi
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Departments

How I Acquired Charisma

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Harris
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Mathematics Departments ◽  
Departmental Rankings ◽  
Talented Students ◽  
Agenda Power

This chapter discusses the notion of charisma in mathematics. The word charisma colloquially means a kind of personal magnetism, often mixed with glamour. As in other academic disciplines, charisma brings power in the conventional sense: power to organize one's time, power to set the research agenda, power to attract talented students and to place them in prominent positions, as well as material perks, including the generous salary that helps distinguish a “great job” from a “good job.” Departmental rankings are broadly charisma based, so that a professor at one of the top U.S. mathematics departments will be perceived as charismatic.

Newcastle upon Tyne, 20–21 May 1974

1975 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 449-449
Author(s):  
Julian Besag ◽  
Peter Diggle ◽  
Keith Ord
Keyword(s):  
Stochastic Processes ◽  
General Area ◽  
Mathematics Departments ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Newcastle Upon Tyne

This meeting was envisaged by the organisers as the first of a continuing series of short, informal conferences within the general area of applied stochastic processes. The twenty-seven participants were drawn mostly from statistics and mathematics departments of British Universities, but also included a small number of biologists and geographers. The meeting was notable for its pleasantly informal atmosphere, and the consequent lively interchange of ideas, although for future meetings in the series a better balance between statisticians and applied scientists should, we feel, be effected.

John Horton Conway FRS

2020 ◽  
Vol 104 (561) ◽  
pp. 395-402
Author(s):  
Alex Ryba
Keyword(s):  
Simple Calculation ◽  
Mathematics Departments ◽  
The Way

John Horton Conway lived to discover the Mathematics behind problems, always working to isolate a pure, essential kernel of truth. He loved to communicate these simple truths to others, often changing the way they thought. Everything John touched turned to Mathematics, and to very beautiful Mathematics. John was generous with his mathematical riches; he gave them to everyone that showed interest — whether at the coffee house, at the sushi restaurant, or in Mathematics departments. He was a magnet for all mathematicians, and he welcomed all who came to him. John would find a way to start with some simple calculation, a game or puzzle and turn it into whatever he wanted to explain. John often chose problems about games and recreational topics, but the insights he derived changed our understanding of several very serious branches of Mathematics.

Telegraphic Reviews

1994 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 310-311
Keyword(s):  
Rhode Island ◽  
Mathematics Departments ◽  
Collegiate Level ◽  
Bachelor's Degrees ◽  
Mathematics Professor ◽  
Teaching Of Mathematics ◽  
The University ◽  
Sabbatical Leave ◽  
Mathematics Department

The National Research Council's Moving Beyond Myths noted that at SUNY Potsdam, an astounding 24% of all bachelor's degrees were in mathematics. Professor Datta, of the University of Rhode Island, spent a sabbatical leave at Potsdam exploring the reasons this mathematics department has been so successful. His report should be of interest not only to other mathematics departments but to researchers interested in the teaching of mathematics at the collegiate level.

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