There are many times in math that we encounter behavior that appears to repeat or cycle back on itself. For example, one often finds strings of repeating digits when trying to convert a rational number into a decimal, or one can observe cyclical behavior associated with the trigonometric functions. Such behavior came to mind recently as I realized that we are moving from winter into a spring that will eventually turn into summer, and that, as a mom, I needed to plan for such a change in seasons.
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February 9, 2012 - 3:00am
W. Joseph King and Michael Nanfito look to 18th-century Japan for a possible model for the future, non-institutional role of the professor.
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February 8, 2012 - 3:00am
A new book series offers polemics against prominent figures -- including an influential academic turned politician. Scott McLemee casts his vote.
February 7, 2012 - 3:00am
Given the corrupting influence of rankings, there is no cause for surprise by what happened at Claremont McKenna, writes William D. Adams. What the incident should inspire is a collective stand.
February 6, 2012 - 3:00am
The gaming of citation index measures has Gaye Tuchman wondering about how professors value themselves and their work.
February 3, 2012 - 3:02am
For all the hubbub about massive online classes offered by elite universities, the real potential game-changer in higher education is competency-based learning, writes Ryan Craig.
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Wick Sloane, who writes the Devil's Workshop column for Inside Higher Ed, has embedded himself at Bunker Hill Community College.
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Getting to Green
February 9, 2012 - 7:10pm
Sometimes I'm so stupid I could kick myself.
Of course, before that kicking urge comes on, I have to realize my own stupidity -- have to, at least somewhat, realize my previous error. What triggered this personal epiphany (if that's the right word -- it wasn't a real "AHA!" moment, more like "ahhhh . . . . ummm . . . hunh?") was an advertising sign on the top of a taxi cab. The sign advertised a pizza place called "Paisano's", and my son asked me what the term "paisano" meant.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
February 8, 2012 - 9:55pm
Fun trivia fact: this is a Presidential election year. But you wouldn’t know it from walking around campus.
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February 02, 2012
Historians look back at the 2008 election in a new book. Scott McLemee registers his impressions.
February 01, 2012
Michael Bérubé reflects on the first national meeting of an organization fighting for academics off the tenure track.
January 31, 2012
William Bradley considers how students treat professors these days, and how he treated the professors he revered in college.
January 30, 2012
While the administration should be praised for focusing on rising tuition rates, it needs to craft its policies with care, writes Robert J. Sternberg.
January 27, 2012
It's time for colleges to stop organizing faculty offices by discipline, writes Peter A. Coclanis.
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