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2018/01/11 | 314 | 1,261 | <issue_start>username_0: Do users need an account (on Research Gate) to view papers on the site? Or, are these papers available to anyone who finds the page for a paper (i.e., through Google Scholar)? Doing some investigating with different browsers and computers is a bit inconclusive to me.<issue_comment>username_1: I... |
2018/01/11 | 1,883 | 6,938 | <issue_start>username_0: In [this question](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/101935/is-it-accepted-to-refer-to-your-own-result-by-your-own-name) I asked:
>
> Assume that <NAME> has published a paper in 2010 where she has developed a model or a theorem or a similar result, let's say for concreteness that i... |
2018/01/11 | 867 | 4,021 | <issue_start>username_0: I recently read two journal papers from the same set of authors published in different journals.
In the first paper, the authors proposed an algorithm and tested it on a real-world system and published the results.
In the second journal, the same set of authors added some new steps on top of... |
2018/01/11 | 358 | 1,537 | <issue_start>username_0: While searching for PhD programs, I read a requirement that states I should send in my application an official transcript of all "post-secondary academic work completed to date". Surely this cannot mean *all* work, including published articles or lectures?
**My question is**: What does "post-... |
2018/01/12 | 533 | 2,371 | <issue_start>username_0: As a part of my research project, I am almost finished a first paper. I was proud of myself because of the contributions: I was able to take some ideas that has been used in the field for some years now, and I provided a unified point of view. However, as it turned out, some of those results ha... |
2018/01/12 | 2,833 | 12,315 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a researcher in condensed-matter physics, and I recently started a research project with another professor, for which I hired a student for a six-month undergraduate internship. The student was under my supervision. During the internship she showed good motivation, but did not make any act... |
2018/01/12 | 537 | 2,470 | <issue_start>username_0: I was recently asked to join a manuscript which had been rejected by a journal. My revisions ended up removing 100% of another author's contributions (i.e. a different approach to the statistical analyses). In my field, this author's contributions were sufficient to warrant authorship - now tha... |
2018/01/12 | 1,350 | 5,181 | <issue_start>username_0: [***In an extended discussion in Law SE chat***](https://chat.stackexchange.com/rooms/71158/discussion-on-answer-by-dale-m-why-12-jurors-why-not-11-10-9-1), there was a description of the legal approach to epistemology, ***[namely one that is dependent upon the findings of the various actors of... |
2018/01/12 | 579 | 2,464 | <issue_start>username_0: I have received my MSc degree and I want to apply for Ph.D. programs.
I have an idea for an invention (this idea came from my master’s thesis), but it is not completely related to my field – I will need help from people of other fields to design this application.
The idea is new and it is not... |
2018/01/12 | 912 | 3,752 | <issue_start>username_0: I am PhD student in my final months, and I know that I don't want to stay in academia forever. However, I wouldn't mind doing a postdoc for two or three years, because I really like the academic work.
I have written a postdoctoral fellowship proposal together with my potential future host. The... |
2018/01/13 | 2,647 | 10,725 | <issue_start>username_0: I've seen a lot of "kids-in-grad-school" advice that's geared towards male PhD students with stay-at-home wives. I'm a female MD PhD student married to a male MD PhD student, and neither of us is going to quit our career. We are both willing to put in the time needed to raise a family.
I'm in... |
2018/01/13 | 869 | 3,436 | <issue_start>username_0: I wrote my master’s thesis which looked at something through two different lenses using two different datasets.
I want to use one of those angles to submit a paper to a conference, and potentially the other in the future. So my questions are:
1. Is this okay to do?
2. Do I need to cite my mast... |
2018/01/13 | 1,167 | 4,790 | <issue_start>username_0: I saw a bunch of students today during my office hours (~15-20 out of a class of 96). Then around noon I went downhill quick, and now I'm sporting a fever over 100 F.
I don't know necessarily what I have, but it seems reasonable to assume it was already there when I had close interaction with ... |
2018/01/13 | 639 | 1,987 | <issue_start>username_0: Specializing the question
[Who to address on the cover letter?](https://academia.stackexchange.com/questions/13286/who-to-address-on-the-cover-letter),
let's assume that you apply for a tenure-track position in the US in computer science, that the job announcement has no particular individual l... |
2018/01/13 | 1,093 | 4,488 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently working as a teaching assistant.
My tasks this semester include writing/putting together a formula sheet containing a lot of formulas and some graphs that the students should not have to memorize.
This sheet will be used in the final exam.
A student recently send an e-mail aski... |
2018/01/13 | 5,574 | 23,110 | <issue_start>username_0: In an advanced university course on computer science and problem solving, one of my fellow students asked for a solution to a home exam on one of the Stack Exchange sites. The question he asked is taken *directly* from the exam without modification also stating that this is practice question fo... |
2018/01/13 | 301 | 1,153 | <issue_start>username_0: I have some data that originally is from OECD, but downloaded from the database Datastream. How do I cite this kind of data? I don’t even know the original name of the dataset, just what it’s called in Datastream, which is not necessarily the same thing, right? And what year do I put down?
Edi... |
2018/01/13 | 1,557 | 6,554 | <issue_start>username_0: I am doing my PhD in data mining / artificial intelligence and am at the beginning of my second year. I have had three master students so far, whose performance varies quite a bit. The worst (he already finished) got a very clear, cut and dry task for his thesis and still did not mange to do it... |
2018/01/13 | 524 | 2,439 | <issue_start>username_0: My question is about letters of recommendation for University of Pittsburgh , graduate studies. My professor uploaded a plain PDF document of the letter over electronic recommendation. Will this create any issues? The document was not signed, but it was not mentioned anywhere to sign the letter... |
2018/01/13 | 867 | 3,502 | <issue_start>username_0: I created a new account and posted a question on Math Stack Exchange asking help for a specific part in an exercise from class. It was duly answered.
That question went on to gain a lot of hits and I received an email notification which I had set, of a comment left by a person who said *I was... |
2018/01/13 | 219 | 939 | <issue_start>username_0: I am applying for a graduate degree program.
In a letter of recommendation, my professor misstated my *MS in Telecommunication Networks* as an *MS in Telecommunication*.
Can this be an issue?<issue_comment>username_1: No. The committee will want to know what your reference can tell them about... |
2018/01/13 | 900 | 3,622 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently studying for a qualifying exam required by my M.S. program to get the degree and have also applied to continue onto a Ph.D. elsewhere (all of this in the U.S). This situation got me curious about a weird edge case:
What is likely to happen if I get accepted to a Ph.D. program, bu... |
2018/01/13 | 2,651 | 11,520 | <issue_start>username_0: A prospective graduate student is normally not hyperspecialized and inflexibly hyperfocussed on a certain well-developed research line (like a more mature mid-career researcher could be) just yet.
That is to say, even if such student worked on topic "X" (say, in the area of algebraic geometry)... |
2018/01/13 | 713 | 3,057 | <issue_start>username_0: What do you call the professors that are hired by two different departments? Say, a history professor who is also a chemistry professor.
Also, in reality how would one do that?<issue_comment>username_1: It's usually called a joint, secondary or courtesy appointment. The purpose is to allow fac... |
2018/01/14 | 523 | 2,136 | <issue_start>username_0: I don't work in academia but I'm working on a screenplay set in that world. I was wondering if there might be a reason for a TA and a professor to travel together for work. If the professor were attending an academic conference, would it be normal for the TA to go with? Thanks!<issue_comment>us... |
2018/01/14 | 2,999 | 10,243 | <issue_start>username_0: A bit of an odd question, but I would like to search for a phrase in articles from Science (the journal). Yet I cannot do this on Google Scholar--if I specify in the advanced search that the source is Science or "Science," I get results from all sorts of journals with the word "Science" in them... |
2018/01/14 | 679 | 2,975 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm an (international) electrical engineering applicant applied to some top-10 graduate programs in US (say, MIT, Caltech, UCB, etc.). As I check the entries of "thegradcafe.com" every day associated with the programs I've applied to, there are many entries which declare interviews with some PO... |
2018/01/14 | 1,102 | 3,874 | <issue_start>username_0: I’m a student and I’ve been visiting a collaborator of my advisor to work on a project. The visiting period ends in a few days and it has been productive and enjoyable. We have worked well together, but the professor has no shortage of students or collaborators.
What is a more “refined and pro... |
2018/01/14 | 1,369 | 5,708 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a PhD candidate in Physics, and I am applying to some interdisciplinary postdocs that deal with economics/climate science/etc. I have a pretty good academic publishing record, but also own a moderately successful blog that deals with economics, politics, science, etc. from a [Left](https:/... |
2018/01/14 | 2,808 | 11,625 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm about to write a statement of purpose for graduate admission and my advisor passed along to me the following pieces of advice to keep in mind while writing (based on his style and experience in admission commitees).
I completely agree with every point he has made. However, I'd like to hav... |
2018/01/14 | 1,604 | 6,832 | <issue_start>username_0: Background: I completed my PhD last Christmas and received it later on in the year.
My supervisor was very absent (there in person, but not at all a mentor)/not very supportive during my PhD. Early on during my PhD I wrote a paper with one of my fields world leading professors, who was a frien... |
2018/01/14 | 2,693 | 10,941 | <issue_start>username_0: I cheated at a language exam when I was eight years old. I finished early and noticed that I had accidentally left a dictionary in my drawer. I double-checked my answers and promptly got caught.
The incident is probably unverifiable at this point: The physical evidence is long gone; the teacher... |
2018/01/15 | 324 | 1,372 | <issue_start>username_0: After I received referee's comments, I revised my manuscript a lot. The referee actually made one major comment, and I addressed that in one paragraph. But I also changed other parts of the paper in several places. Now, I am going to reply to the editor, and shall I list all the changes I made ... |
2018/01/15 | 484 | 2,045 | <issue_start>username_0: The website [sciencealert](http://www.sciencealert.com/pregnancy-baby-brain-mumnesia-cognitive-function-meta-analysis) writes the following in one of their entries:
>
> The new meta-analysis of 20 studies updates the body of research regarding the phenomenon by including studies conducted mor... |
2018/01/15 | 711 | 3,024 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a Physics senior, and will be graduating with a BS in May 2018. Couple weeks back when I really got into the application process, I realized that I don't stand any chance of getting into a good physics PhD program.
I have a good GPA in my major and average GRE scores but my application f... |
2018/01/15 | 494 | 2,019 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm not sure if this is the right stackexchange.
But i was wondering if there is a way to select a number of journals in your field, and have the latest articles of those journals on your phone, so that you can open the latest articles of specific journals with the tap of a finger.
Given how ... |
2018/01/15 | 2,650 | 11,190 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a student in Michigan, in the United States. I've just started a class for which a previous class was the prerequisite. The professor of my current class asked that I give him my grade for that previous class. (This was an e-mail sent to me and all my classmates.) I don't like the feel of i... |
2018/01/15 | 2,083 | 8,658 | <issue_start>username_0: I am the PhD student of an advisor who is known within my institution as extremely strict, controlling and prone to temper tantrums, making undergrads cry in lecture halls, etc. I am in my final year of writing, 12 months to go with all of my experiments completed and 60% of my writing done.
I... |
2018/01/15 | 821 | 3,432 | <issue_start>username_0: I just started my second year of grad school (this spring) in a quantitative field. I have already chosen an advisor.
My advisor is a full professor and extremely busy, but has a ton of resources. I knew this going in, and I chose their lab for a variety of reasons (I have no regrets). One of ... |
2018/01/15 | 1,628 | 6,848 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a friend who’s an undergraduate at university. I believe myself to be fairly proficient in TeX/LaTeX; I’ve seen some of the assignments that he’s received back, and we both agree they could look more professional.
Is it ethical for me to typeset his work to look more like a paper before... |
2018/01/15 | 851 | 3,614 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm looking for information on the criteria that could be employed in the development of a social sciences (including economics) academic journal open access website. What visible (front-end) functions do academics prefer to use when looking up research content on an academic journal website?
... |
2018/01/16 | 1,897 | 8,135 | <issue_start>username_0: At the end of the semester,
after the grades have been determined and released to the students,
I will receive emails from multiple students appealing for higher grades.
A few years ago, my colleagues developed a large course (> 600 students)
which is offered across multiple sections.
They cho... |
2018/01/16 | 797 | 3,185 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a computer science student at Stony Brook University. As the undergrad final project next semester, I am to do a research project under the supervision of a professor, whom I have to find this semester.
I have not yet taken any classes with professors whose research I am interested in, Ho... |
2018/01/16 | 695 | 2,759 | <issue_start>username_0: How to cite papers in my statement of purpose? The interview panel has asked me to cite the papers from which I have taken a general idea about my statement of purpose. Kindly guide me through the process?<issue_comment>username_1: >
> How can I show that I'm "competent enough" for them to spe... |
2018/01/16 | 764 | 3,035 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a French citizen who is interested in a PhD in the US, Canada or Australia, in the field of geography, water management and protection, environmental problematics, land management...
But it seems really hard to find PhD offers, especially when you are a foreigner. I wonder if this is beca... |
2018/01/16 | 594 | 2,289 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a non EU PhD Student in Germany in Global Studies. I am now in my 8th year of a PhD program, which is quite dysfunctional. However, with a lot of difficulty, I am about to complete the PhD and hand it in.
I am looking at post doctoral opportunities but am worried that the long time I took ... |
2018/01/16 | 387 | 1,594 | <issue_start>username_0: One of the Reviewer comments for a paper that I sent to a journal is the following:
>
> The authors claim that they are the first to use subjective
> questionnaires to develop predictive models. This is not accurate, there
> are many studies on the literature that use questionnaires and som... |
2018/01/16 | 700 | 3,001 | <issue_start>username_0: Is it rude to ask another faculty member if you can reuse their slides, notes etc? I am new to teaching in a 4-year college and I am not sure if I can even ask my new colleagues this question. It pops up when they help me and add me to their course pages they have taught a previous semester. I ... |
2018/01/16 | 6,895 | 28,024 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a TA for an undergraduate Signals and Systems class (Electrical Engineering). As part of this, I lead a lab session, where we teach students how to code up various signal transforming operations in MATLAB, and visualize the transformed signals (for example, time-scaling, time-shifting, etc... |
2018/01/16 | 1,546 | 6,633 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a visiting assistant professor at a selective liberal arts school for psychology, first year post-grad. I have five publications but probably won't get any offers for tenure track positions without an additional postdoc. I also am trying to find a position in which research is an element, ... |
2018/01/17 | 290 | 1,157 | <issue_start>username_0: I’ve earned an MDS (Master of Dental Surgery) in public-health dentistry in India. My thesis and other research projects focused on developing a module for dental students on tobacco cessation counselling.
Now I am in Australia, currently with an Australian spouse visa.
1. What qualifications... |
2018/01/17 | 703 | 2,770 | <issue_start>username_0: Currently, I am doing a PhD and I want be a guest speaker at one of my previous universities. The topic of my PhD is very similar to what I studied at the university and therefore, I want to give a small talk to the students there. How can I ask the authorities at my previous university to do t... |
2018/01/17 | 1,231 | 5,645 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a TA for undergraduate Introduction to Programming class at freshman level. I usually have around 30 students per semester who have two hours of lecture earlier during the week with their professor then the applied three hours of lab hour with me. The labs start from how to compile and run... |
2018/01/17 | 1,102 | 4,786 | <issue_start>username_0: I am the first author of a paper where the first two authors (me and Y) have contributed equally. (Yay, thanks alphabet! Hopefully I won't have to collaborate with some Dr. <NAME> in the future.) Of course, Y will put an equal contribution note on their CV, and prominently so.
Do I have to?<is... |
2018/01/17 | 1,188 | 5,214 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently applying for a PhD at my institution. Part of the application requires an academic CV, however I have no professional experience that is not retail work (I have volunteered as student support at my university but don't think that's very relevant), and as I only recently graduated ... |
2018/01/18 | 5,008 | 21,020 | <issue_start>username_0: Yesterday I had a tearful encounter in office hours with the most avid participant in the math class I teach, in which she related the following situation.
She is an international student whose parents are well off by local standards but have made significant financial sacrifices for her to st... |
2018/01/18 | 1,116 | 4,676 | <issue_start>username_0: A couple of weeks back I sent an email to a professor in a University in my home country with whom I have never known on any personal or professional level. My intention was to seek potential collaborations with him as a recent graduate with a BSc should I return home.
He did replied and to w... |
2018/01/18 | 576 | 2,378 | <issue_start>username_0: Recently I received a plagiarism report on my accepted manuscript. It is highlighted that total 25% text appeared in other sources though they are cited properly.
When I checked the report, I found ~20% text appears in references only and another ~3% text is due to the use of a long phrase "T... |
2018/01/18 | 686 | 3,084 | <issue_start>username_0: I developed a survey and my study using the survey is still under review for a publication. However, my friend wants to use the survey and data for her study. I collected the data only in my school; she wants to collect additional data from a different school.
My concerns are:
* If her study ... |
2018/01/18 | 901 | 3,629 | <issue_start>username_0: I had submitted a copy of a reading-cum-review project to arXiv in my undergrad sophomore year without really thinking of the consequences. The paper was announced and eventually moved to the General Physics section.
The issue with the paper is that it does not contain any new research and the... |
2018/01/18 | 1,154 | 4,547 | <issue_start>username_0: This semester I am teaching a course.
Due to the fact that the students differ in their abilities,
I decided to create a few "extra credit" questions
for some of the assignments
to stretch the thinking of the more capable students.
However, at the same time,
I don't want to stress the less capa... |
2018/01/18 | 539 | 2,343 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently writing my master thesis and I am also running a popular blog about my research area. Some people asked me about certain topics and if I could write about them on my blog to make them more understandable to newcomers in our field.
Now it is tempting for me to just copy parts of... |
2018/01/18 | 1,446 | 6,330 | <issue_start>username_0: A few months ago, I contacted a person who conducted research in a topic that could easily be combined with my own work.
For this reason, I sent him an e-mail exposing my research and why it could be interesting to collaborate, taking into account his results.
He answered me and showing intere... |
2018/01/18 | 920 | 4,083 | <issue_start>username_0: I am teaching some programming topics to university students (some 300+) including python, sql etc. I would welcome some tips on what's the best way to assess the students and also avoid giving them the chance to copy each other.
So far the major piece of assignment, e.g., in SQL, is to give t... |
2018/01/18 | 499 | 2,308 | <issue_start>username_0: I was wondering whether it is possible to cite information from the abstract part of another scientific paper.
Let's say that you read something interesting in the abstract of a scientific paper and that you want to cite that information.
Is it normal to use that specific research paper as a ... |
2018/01/18 | 974 | 3,788 | <issue_start>username_0: I submitted a paper to a journal, after 2 months and some days of review I get a rejection with a referee report "I find the paper not suitable for the journal", without any further comments and without explaining the reason of the rejection. However the journal publish articles in the topic of... |
2018/01/18 | 667 | 2,902 | <issue_start>username_0: I need some grad school advice and I will try to be brief. School A and School B have invited me to a grad visit weekend on the same dates. I booked the trip with School B before I knew there was a schedule conflict. At School A I have secured an RA position and a good relationship with the pro... |
2018/01/18 | 763 | 3,061 | <issue_start>username_0: Yesterday, I sent a "cold" e-mail (i.e., an unsolicited email to someone I do not know) to inquire about whether a professor has open research positions. Today I got the reply as shown below. Obviously, it is not positive.
>
> Thank you for your interest in my lab – unfortunately while your s... |
2018/01/19 | 538 | 2,359 | <issue_start>username_0: I am applying for a position in a state where my spouse is. Would it be a good idea to mention this fact in the cover letter so that they know that I am really interested in the position? I just want to make sure that it doesn't go against me.
Thanks.<issue_comment>username_1: Yes. Search comm... |
2018/01/19 | 1,072 | 4,800 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm currently a senior undergraduate student that has a couple publications where I've been 3rd author on conference papers. I've been conducting research in the field for around 3 years.
I got a call for reviewers from a conference that I've submitted and been accepted to before. I am unsure ... |
2018/01/19 | 803 | 3,152 | <issue_start>username_0: My question concerns terminology in computer-science MSc/BSc education in universities. Let us consider the following terms:
* course
* module
* lecture
* seminar
in the US and the UK.
Which terms denote one-off events, which events last a term, and which events denote a whole BSc/MSc progra... |
2018/01/20 | 665 | 2,862 | <issue_start>username_0: How uncommon or weird is it to put my citations in a powerpoint slide at the title ? I really want to put the citations in the slide and not only at the very end.
[](https://i.stack.imgur.com/cMKOJ.png)<issue_comment>username_... |
2018/01/20 | 467 | 1,925 | <issue_start>username_0: Let’s say a journal has many editors. I tried submitting to one editor (the journal uses an email submission) and he replied:
>
> Dear Authors,
>
>
> This submission is not in my area of expertise. Therefore, I regret to inform you that I will not be able to handle it.
>
>
>
Is this a s... |
2018/01/20 | 1,055 | 4,508 | <issue_start>username_0: This may be a dumb question. I would like to improve my presentation skills.
So should I rehearse my presentation at least 5-10-20 times? Or should I memorise my presentation and practice it enough?
When rehearsing, I make my presentation in front of a mirror and observe that I deliver the s... |
2018/01/20 | 679 | 2,151 | <issue_start>username_0: I am presenting a table in my paper which summarizes and compares data from other papers. I'd like the data to be presented uniformly, with the same number of significant figures for all data. However, some of the cited papers have more significant figures in their data than others.
Here's an ... |
2018/01/21 | 386 | 1,358 | <issue_start>username_0: I have a class project coming up, the professor asked us to form groups of 6. Everyone in class seems to know each other and have already started forming groups. Unfortunately, I don’t know anyone in that class. I would like to know how can I email my professor about assigning me to a group? I ... |
2018/01/21 | 658 | 2,784 | <issue_start>username_0: I very recently learned that I will be awarded an NSF postdoc!
And then the US government shut-down.
Should I expect the NSF postdoc to work out once the government starts running again?
Note: The email I received from the NSF is not an official award notice. From the NSF website is says tha... |
2018/01/21 | 2,417 | 10,055 | <issue_start>username_0: I’m writing a master’s thesis in theoretical and mathematical physics, specifically in general relativity.
To better organize the thesis, I’m using the well-known division in works in mathematics to organize important results in lemmas, propositions, theorems and corollaries.
Outside those bloc... |
2018/01/22 | 344 | 1,450 | <issue_start>username_0: I have seen in some conferences that they usually put two kinds of templates, one in Latex and the other one in word. The question that I have, and is because I will be on a conference committee in the next couple of months, is how to deal with the differences of fonts between both templates.
... |
2018/01/22 | 2,780 | 12,324 | <issue_start>username_0: A student is asking for an alternative exam because he was "completely exhausted" due to overwork the last month or so of the semester, including the exam day.
He provided a doctor's notice validating the claim and explaining the physical symptoms. He also provided another notice proving he di... |
2018/01/22 | 251 | 938 | <issue_start>username_0: I’ve been MS student and completed all my courses in years 2012-2014, but instead of taking my master’s exam in 2014 (which is requirement for graduation) I took a break. I have defended my master’s thesis and passed the master’s exam this year. During this break out period I wasn’t student, so... |
2018/01/22 | 456 | 1,946 | <issue_start>username_0: I will apply for a PhD soon. I would be applying to the Politics department, but there is a professor in a different department who holds really interesting seminars on political topics. However, as I said, he is not affiliated at all with this department. How do I ask him / how could I phrase ... |
2018/01/22 | 399 | 1,696 | <issue_start>username_0: I have submitted the paper to [JFA journal](https://ees.elsevier.com/jfa/default.asp) after the stage "submitted to the journal" (14 days ) ,I have received the message that paper is assigned with current stage " Decision in process " in the same time , Is this can say anything about acceptenec... |
2018/01/22 | 1,463 | 6,127 | <issue_start>username_0: I got a PhD in mathematics three years ago, and am currently a post-doc. My appointment is due to finish this August, so I am now looking for a new job.
My dream job would be a permanent faculty position in my home country. The problem is that in my home country, the recruitment calendar is co... |
2018/01/23 | 3,699 | 14,935 | <issue_start>username_0: Context: I am an assistant professor of mathematics at a small liberal-arts college in the US.
I am currently teaching an applied mathematics course for about thirty students with business-related majors, and I want to give them the opportunity to use a sheet of notes (a.k.a cheat sheet) on th... |
2018/01/23 | 742 | 3,063 | <issue_start>username_0: Crudely, it seems better to study at a big department - one has more peers, more seminars, and is also more likely to find a faculty member with the same interests if one's interests change during the program. However some top-tier departments appear to prefer to stay small, e.g. Caltech as a w... |
2018/01/23 | 547 | 2,282 | <issue_start>username_0: In my class, one of my colleagues plays games on computers for about 1 hour each day in class. What should I do? Should I report it to the teacher or should I take matters into my own hands?<issue_comment>username_1: Let him / her be : it's up to them.
Are you required to report it? If you are... |
2018/01/23 | 1,343 | 6,019 | <issue_start>username_0: Following on from my previous question, can the authors/acknowledgements section of a (review) paper be edited once the paper is submitted? Specially adding on people to the authors/acknowledgements.
If yes, how should this be done? I'm assuming it requires the permission of the people alread... |
2018/01/23 | 1,507 | 6,175 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a 31 years old software engineer at a big technology company in Silicon Valley. I have a master's degree in computer science and moved into working full time right at the time of my graduation. During those ~6 years in industry, I always tried to work a few hours during the day on my perso... |
2018/01/23 | 357 | 1,366 | <issue_start>username_0: I got my paper back with remarks of the copy editor. One annotation counts the number of characters in a line. I have been told to ignore it, but I am still interested to know what it is for.
On the bottom of the page, the copy editor wrote: "73 × 39 × 27 → 25p.". 73 is the number of character... |
2018/01/24 | 8,999 | 36,484 | <issue_start>username_0: I'm a female student studying computer science (CS). Some of the male CS students have given me a physical ranking compared to other female CS students, and it has me really upset, but I don’t know what to do about it.
One of the students in particular enjoys telling me when he finds another ... |
2018/01/24 | 562 | 2,422 | <issue_start>username_0: I have just learnt about the details of this platform, located below:
<https://www.peerageofscience.org>
I am interested in trying out but none of my colleagues has experimented this platform. I am worried whether this would delay my publication process or end up limiting my options of journal... |
2018/01/24 | 1,075 | 4,077 | <issue_start>username_0: I am currently writing a paper which is partly based on the unpublished work of a known mathematician. The "unpublished work" is basically a memo that has not appeared in any journal, but has widely circulated since its release and is available on the "Publications" list of the author's homepag... |
2018/01/24 | 791 | 3,491 | <issue_start>username_0: I have an MS in a scientific field and have published several papers in the peer-reviewed literature in that field. Three and half years ago, while still working in that field, I began a side-project (unfunded, to be worked on in my spare time) and asked for assistance on that project from a fa... |
2018/01/25 | 563 | 2,390 | <issue_start>username_0: so I've applied to be a teaching assistant for System Fundamentals (undergrad course) and am meeting with a Professor tomorrow.
I did well in the class, but I'm not sure how "smart" one has to be in order to be a teaching assistant. I'm not the geeky and super-smart type that knows computers/... |
2018/01/25 | 3,999 | 16,790 | <issue_start>username_0: One of my former supervisors is upset about student feedback for her lectures. There are two problems:
1. If she provides complete slides with information, students complain that she reads from the slides.
2. If she doesn't provide complete slides with information, students complain that her s... |
2018/01/25 | 2,082 | 8,768 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a mid-career mathematician. I have had a long-term collaboration with a well established, influential, and recognized senior mathematician. We wrote many papers together for the last ten years and the first papers have been the fruits of a real collaboration and exchange of ideas. However,... |
2018/01/25 | 2,237 | 9,440 | <issue_start>username_0: I am a PhD student directly employed by a German university, this means my salary is paid directly by the federal government.
In Germany, the salary of PhD students is (often and in my case, definitely) determined by the TVöD. This is the tariff negotiated between public sector workers and the... |
2018/01/25 | 559 | 2,421 | <issue_start>username_0: I’ve been working on a research project, and we have some findings that we are now writing a paper. However, I am unsure about one section of the paper.
We have done some experiments (related to images and videos), and after quite a lot of reverse engineering, we discovered something related ... |
2018/01/25 | 546 | 2,341 | <issue_start>username_0: You write a PhD thesis, in the acknowledgments you thank a series of people from collaborators, to friends, to peers, to professors. Many of these people will never read the thesis so what is the point to acknowledge them? It seems more an exercise for myself. *This is different than the acknow... |