May 2013
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“The man ignorant of mathematics will be increasingly limited in his grasp of the...”
– John Kemeny
May 20th
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May 10th
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May 8th
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Digital Vs. Print Textbooks
With seven in ten undergraduate students citing high costs as reason not to purchase one or more of their required academic texts, it is clear that exorbitant textbooks are a serious educational constraint. The digital textbook, boasting new features and benefits, has emerged as a leading solution. In 2010, digital sales only accounted for about 1% of academic textbook sales. By 2014, this is...
May 6th
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April 2013
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Apr 30th
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A SlideShare detailing the research activities at the Center of Math.
Apr 30th
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Apr 26th
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AP Calculus Tutoring session, LIVE Thursday at... →
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 22nd
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Center of Math April Newsletter →
The Center of Math’s April newsletter introduces a new member of our team! It also includes a NEMATYC conference recap and new AP Calculus resources.
Apr 18th
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March 2013
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Briançon-Speder examples and the failure of weak... →
New article in the Journal of Singularities: Volume 7: January 2013 - December 2013
Mar 25th
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Mar 25th
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Topological Invariants and Moduli of Gorenstein... →
New article in the Journal of Singularities: Volume 7: January 2013 - December 2013
Mar 20th
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The Multiplicity Polar Theorem, Collections of... →
New article in the Journal of Singularities: Volume 7: January 2013 - December 2013
Mar 11th
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Exchange between perverse and weight filtration... →
New article in the Journal of Singularities: Volume 7: January 2013 - December 2013
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Feb 27th
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ERRATUM: Milnor Fibrations and the Thom Property... →
New article in the Journal of Singularities: Volume 7: January 2013 - December 2013
Feb 26th
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Top PDF Reader Apps for Use With Our Textbooks!
Feb 26th
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Why Education Publishing is Big Business →
When people think big business, they usually think Wall Street. When people think Wall Street, they usually think Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and JPMorgan Chase. Not many think about publishing companies. Education is something many believe is a universal right. The materials that students use to gain an education are integral to the process of learning. The reality, however, is that education...
Feb 21st
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The Center of Math is on Learnist! →
Learni.st: it’s our new favorite site. Want to know why? Learni.st is best described as an educational Pinterest, and that’s how we use it. We have fun boards like math swag, math food, and math humor, but we also get down to business with boards about mathematics, education technology, and  resources. The other thing we love about Learni.st is the amount of higher-ed content we see. Search...
Feb 20th
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Reblog if you Love Math!
Feb 20th
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February 2013 Newsletter →
The Center of Math’s February newsletter introduces you to our authors and includes info on the University of Wyoming’s adoption of our Elementary Linear Algebra digital textbook. It also includes our migration to HD video content on YouTube, and our new presentation on SlideShare!
Feb 19th
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About the Center of Math — High-Quality, Affordable Textbooks. 
Feb 8th
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January 2013
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Jan 30th
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T-Shirt Twitter Contest
This week we reached 5,000 followers on Twitter! In celebration, we are giving away Official Worldwide Center of Mathematics T-Shirts. To enter the contest, tweet the following and fill in the blank: ” Math is __________________  #centerofmath “ **be sure to include ‘#centerofmath’ in your post or we won’t see it! The two best tweets will be selected on...
Jan 29th
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January 2013 Newsletter →
The Center of Math’s Newsletter introduces our new Co-op students, includes our trip to the Joint Mathematics Meeting 2013, the addition of WebAssign to Scott Steven’s “Introduction to Statistics” book, and a new article in the Journal of Singularities! 
Jan 25th
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Team Post: JMM 2013 Recap
        Kelsey Goodin     Mathematics Co-op I went with the team to San Diego for the Joint Mathematics Meeting. It’s a meeting of the MAA and the AMS. This was my first time on the west coast, and trust me it did not disappoint. While I got to see some of the city, which is incredible, the highlight was the conference. The best way to describe the conference is to brainstorm about...
Jan 21st
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Exciting article on a flipped classroom! →
Jan 21st
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Jan 18th
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Carlos Slim's Foundation Puts Its Weight Behind... →
Jan 17th
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A look into the mathematical depth of billiards...... →
Jan 16th
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