by Andrew Mosbo, Statistics There will be many obstacles that one will encounter when writing a statistical report or article with others. Of course, some of these issues apply to any type of writing, while others will also apply when writing solo. In STAT5020W, several groups of three-to-four students must write reports by the end…
by Stephen Hu, mathematics I was talking with an undergraduate friend earlier who was majoring in art, commiserating about how people react to our majors. Generally people react somewhat negatively when I say I do math, saying “How is this useful?” However, my friend said, “At least people have some idea that math is useful.”…
by Morgan McArthur, biology GLA As an undergraduate engineering student, writing assignments always seemed like a chore to me. “Why should I spend a few hours writing when my equations show the results right here?” That line of thinking persisted until the final year of my undergraduate program when I was taking my senior design…