@MathProfTom

Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Emporia State University. Father, Catholic, mathematician, saxophonist, board gamer.

 Emporia, KS
emporia.edu/department-liberal-arts-sciences/mathematics-economics-department/about/dire
Joined May 2015
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Yay! I have tenure!
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I was thinking up conjectures for my Adv. Calc class' exam and stumbled upon one that stumped me. Any ideas? If \sum x_n converges, then there exists some integer m>1 such that \sum (x_n)^m converges.
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When \sum x_n converges absolutely, m=2 works. And we can assume that |x_n|<1 for all n so that 0 \le |(x_n)^m| \le x_n. But when there are negative terms, the comparison test is not applicable. Needless to say, I won't be assigning this conjecture on the exam.
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What can you make with a CD case, black paper, cardboard and tape? A teleprompter! Using it for prerecorded lecture videos. (Using PromptSmart app on Android)
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I created videos showing how to set up a pivot table gradebook with progress reports. Here's the current playlist: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL… More videos to come!

Pivot Table Gradebook

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These "share a controversial opinion" posts serve to reinforce us v them in-group out-group fighting and people keep eating it up because stirring the pot is entertaining.
Dr. Adriana Salerno Domínguez 🇻🇪@mathyadriana25 Nov 2019
Please quote this tweet with your most controversial opinion about controversial opinions.
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To use l'Hospital's Rule, you need an indeterminate form. Using l'H without this sometimes yields a false answer: lim x->1 2x/(3x+1). While 0/∞ is *not* an indeterminate form (the limit is 0), is there an example where attempting to use l'H on 0/∞ results in a wrong answer?
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So happy that as of today, I now have a proper confirmation Saint vaticannews.va/en/vatican-ci…

British Ambassador: Canonization of John Henry Newman a great moment for Catholics - Vatican News

Sally Axworthy, Britain's Ambassador to the Holy See, talks about the upcoming canonization of English Cardinal John Henry Newman, describing it as a ...

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How Mastery Checks Can Elevate Learning in Your Classroom ‹ Flipped Learning Review buff.ly/2nrMSJy
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Thought on the way in to work today: The Catholic practice of regular self-examination and Confession makes me a better prof. Higher ed as a whole IMO has a real problem with owning mistakes and seeking forgiveness; for me that's everyday life.
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Registration is open for this year's Kansas City Mathematics Teaching Technology EXPO. Come join us on October 4-5 at the UMKC campus for talks about technology in the math classroom. Featuring talks by @eluberoff and @dccmath! Registration is at kcmathtechexpo.org/home.html
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As one of said students, not even I can fully follow West's grammar, but most of it is very much ingrained in my writing style.
Anthony Bonato
@Anthony_Bonato9 Aug 2019
Replying to @Anthony_Bonato
3/4. I've been influenced by Doug West's style of writing, although I likely don't adhere to all of it. Maybe no one does fully except West and his students! Nevertheless, "The Grammar According to West" should be essential reading for all mathematicians: faculty.math.illinois.edu/~w…
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Really fun and thoughtful game to study trust and the repeated prisoner's dilemma. ncase.me/trust/
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I'm torn between wanting to share this with Calc II students and knowing that if I do, I will be subjecting myself to similar (except nonsensical) manipulations.
〈 Berger | Dillon 〉
@InertialObservr12 May 2019
Writing e^π in two different ways yields a statement I would never believe, were it just handed to me.
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I've been using Perusall in my graduate advanced calculus course this semester to address this issue and the results so far are promising.
Dr. Rebecca Gasper@randomcashew26 Apr 2019
This article about student reading completion (class prep) looks at the problem from many angles. My jaw dropped on the floor a few times. At the end it offers practical (obvious, but rarely used) suggestions. chronicle.com/interactives/2… via @chronicle
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Learned this life hack years ago after baby #1. Been doing it ever since. Highly recommended youtube.com/watch?v=CCI2EsJ-…

Car seat carrying tip

Do you have a baby in a car seat? Would you like to know a way to c...

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Teaching a Python-based course this fall. I used repl.it last year. It worked ok, but I'm curious how "real" CS profs run their courses (creating/submitting assignments)?
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Free and/or open source would be ideal. As would not having students have to install anything. Setting up my own server is an option. And integrating with Canvas would be a plug. Am I searching for a unicorn?
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Playing an RPG with @DrChadWiley and managing my character's inventory. Seriously asking whether not each item "sparks joy". What's happening to me?!
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Look at @DrChadWiley go!
Chad Wiley 🏳️‍🌈@DrChadWiley7 Jan 2019
Me: Classes start next week. You should finish updating your syllabi. Also me:
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