Whistling in the Dark

Keith Jones kjones@math.binghamton.edu Teaching Schedule, Fall 2009: MATH221: Calculus I Section 06 MWF 8:00-9:30 SW 329 Office Hours: See class webpage

About Me

• Curriculum Vitae: available in color or grayscale
• Teaching: Statement of Philosophy
• Research:
  • Interests: geometric, topological, and combinatorial group theory; algebraic topology
  • Statement 1:Background, Results, and Interests
  • Statement 2:A more in-depth discussion of results

Of Interest

• My MAA Seaway Section Fall 2009 Talk (PDF slides).

Courses

Current

• MATH221: Calculus I, Fall 2009

Previous

• MATH371: Differential Equations, Summer 2009
  
• MATH323: Calculus III, Spring 2009
  
• MATH221: Calculus I, Fall 2008
  
• MATH371: Differential Equations, Summer 2008 (Term II)
  
• MATH222: Calculus II, Spring 2008
  
• MATH221: Calculus I, Fall 2007
  
• MATH371: Differential Equations, Summer 2007 (Term II)
  
• MATH323: Calculus III, Spring 2007

Math Links

Reference

• Wolfram Mathworld The makers of Mathematica
• Wikipedia Tons of good math information
• Springer Encyclopedia of Mathematics Sweeeeet.

Other

• A list of useful links for LaTeX.
• This Week in Mathematical Physics John C. Baez. Neat stuff.

Advice on studying math

• How to read a math textbook***
• How to read a math textbook
• How to study for a math class
• How to study for a math class
• Tips for math success from adultlearn.com
• Tips for doing well in college.

Bonus

Computers

I have collected some information for users of the department's computers. I am no longer the assistant system administrator, so I don't plan on maintaining this information. As updates are made to the system, some of it will therefore become outdated. However, the information on LaTeX is still actively updated.

Summer Seminar (defunct)

Homepage of the Graduate Student Summer Seminar

Class Notes

I have a small collection of notes, incomplete and unproofread, regarding various subjects. If you find errors in any of my notes, (there are many, I assure you), feel free to let me know via email. Thanks.

Just one bad math joke

Crosswords

Straight (American-Style):

• Puzzle 1 My first real american crossword
  
• Puzzle 2 My first with a decent theme
  
• Puzzle 3 My first with lots of white space
  
• Puzzle 4 Not really a first anything
• Puzzle 5 I like this one

Cryptic:

• Cryptic 1
• Cryptic 2

Weird:

• Overlapping Crossword

Solutions:

• Cryptic 1 Solution
• Cryptic 2 Solution
• Overlapping Solution

See Wikipedia's page on cryptic crosswords for more information on these gems. The overlapping is an experimental puzzle, so let me know how it is.

Some homeless cryptic clues:
A puzzle is lastly an image shredded. (6)
Put cumin unto the Reals. (9) [Hint: It's mathy]