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The question: is it appropriate or helpful to bring up life-impacting personal problems with your academic advisor? I know that details are typically required here, but for obvious reasons I’m being …
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Specifically I am looking at this paper, but I’ve seen these in other papers too. At the bottom of the first page, it has some metadata and copyright information: © 2019 Copyright held by the owner/…
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I want to cite a theorem from a book written by two computer scientist that I consider to be influential and renowned. If you want the specifics, I want to cite Theorem 11.8 from the book …
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I need to emphasize on the positive aspect of the fact that someone has already worked on the topic I am including in a paper. So, I want to have a connecting sentence such as “Fortunately, the …
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I recently received an email asking to review for a reputable journal (I recognize the journal, and the person listed as Associate Editor is listed as an associate editor on the journal’s editorial …
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The other day I was reading a paper on IEEE. To access the paper I needed to sign in through my institution. On the bottom of the paper, it read: Accessed through [my institution name] at Oct 24, 9:…
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I finished my Ph.D. in mechanical engineering back in 2018. Recently, I found out that my Ph.D. thesis was not published by the university online. It is just in paper form at the university library. …
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Greatest hits from previous weeks:
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I applied for several postdoc positions recently. One made an offer which I accepted. Since then I’ve been invited for an interview for one of the other positions. Is there any benefit to attending? …
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I’ve just read a paper that cited the same reference in two successive sentences: This is the first sentence (xxxx 2013). This is the second sentence (xxxx 2013). Up until now, I would have …
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A fellow student and I are part of the same graduate student research group (in applied mathematics), under the same PhD supervisor. The (relatively new) student came to the group with an idea for a …
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If I write a report and a whole paragraph is based on one source but not cited verbally it seems unnecessary to include the reference after every sentence: Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur …
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Example: Q: Does Venus exhibit retrograde motion? (1 mark) A: No. This is because Venus orbits the Sun and not the Earth. The first part is correct: Venus does not exhibit retrograde motion. But the …
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I am a junior faculty member and as part of my work I have to supervise students. I am required by the University to have one-on-one meetings with them every week to check their progress and give …
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Is it acceptable or ok to report on students cheating? Many times during a test or an exam, I have seen students in front of me either passing notes, or otherwise collaborating whenever the professor …
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What kind of grants can mathematicians working in Italy apply to? In addition to the various ERC grants are there any other specific funding programmes that mathematicians working in Italy may apply …
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I am applying for a PhD in Math at US grad schools mainly because they allow you one or more years of coursework to figure out your research interests and potential advisors. Are there any other …
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For my PhD admission in Europe I need 3 reference letter from my university professor.I also collected 3 reference letters.Among 3 letters one is my masters thesis guide.But my masters thesis guide …
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