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deadline in math jobs application

In some math job advertisements, it says "the deadline is...", but some schools review applications before that. Does that mean we should submit applications as early as possible to be in a better position? (Because I normally apply when the date is…
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Is general topology essential for applied mathematicians?

I am a second year undergraduate college student interested in applied math program. I hear a lot that general topology(e.g. the first half of Munkres' book Topology) is very useful, but is it really helpful for people like me who are into "applied"…
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Mathematical Science Writers without PhD

Is there science writers who have written on mathematics without holding a ph.d in the subject? I am aware that Robert Kanigle is one such but does there exist any other?
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Why is the Continuum Hypothesis not the Continuum Axiom?

If CH can be neither proved nor disproved, and to assume it true or false can yield different results, isn't it an axiom?
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Math opportunities for a graduate

Are there any opportunities for young mathematicians who have finished their undergraduate education and are taking a year before going to graduate school, but want to do something math related? To make it even more specific, opportunities in…
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How "big" are the mathematical disciplines?

This question may be difficult to answer, but is it possible to estimate the "size" of the individual mathematical disciplines; measures of size could be number of professionals dealing with it, the number of magazines and new theorems etc.? For…
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Why "De Morgan's laws", Why not De Morgan's theorems?

While we can prove both De Morgan's terms, they are called "law/rule" in many textbooks, references and also Wikipedia(+)! why law? Aren't those terms theorem, in fact?
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student-advisor interaction

I am obviously not using my real name or identity for evident reasons. I haven't contacted my advisor for the last couple of months and communication was silent. Now we barely talk and any sort of interaction with him makes it seem like our previous…
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Is there any intersection of EE and abstract mathematics?

I'm a sophomore in Electrical Engineering and have a keen interest in abstract mathematics. As you know the mathematics taught in the first two years of engineering is nothing but more applied mathematics comprising of Fourier/Laplace/Z transforms,…
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Submission of papers to ArXiv or similar

Apologies for posting such a similar question in a relatively short space of time, but I have a paper that I would like to submit to arXiv.org, whilst it is in the process of being reviewed (which I realise can take a very long time). However, the…
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Examples of good phone interview quetions.

My school asked me to prepare some students for maths questions in a phone interview. But this is my first time doing this kind of job and I never had this kind of interview myself so I am a little bit at a loss what to do. I prepared many students…
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How do I go about doing math as a hobby?

want to study math as a hobby. I find it very interesting, but I made a lot of twists and turns in college which lead me on a different path. Plus, I'm not really sure I'm gifted enough to hack it at the grad school level. I have taken Calc one and…
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Is zero irrational?

I think of the number zero as a whole number. It can certainly be a ratio = $\frac{0}{x}, x \neq 0.$ Therefore it is rational. But any ratio equaling zero involves zero, or is irrational, e.g.$\frac{x}{\infty}, x \neq 0$ is not a ratio of…
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Is there a common theme between modulus, moduli and modulo?

The moduli space is some sort of space of parameterizing space, modulo as in modular arithmetic and modulus as in the modulus of a complex number. Is there a reason all these words are the so similar?
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Mathematical game-formalism and set theory

Are mathematical game-formalism and set theoretical foundations of mathematics (ZFC, for example) compatible? If not, where to start with a mathematical game-formalism foundations on their own? Are there any books on this matter? REMARK: I am not…
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