Destination: USA

Another Week Down

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 | By kakimono | Views [366]

Friday's class began with a definition of simplicial complexes. I knew a little bit about them from the presentation one of my classmates had given at the end of last semester. However, in his presentation, he'd jumped right into the realization instead ... Read more >

Tags: analysis, diagram groups, homology, math

Crop Circles; and other signs of returning home

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 | By wanderingeli | Views [504]

I wonder how many of the TSA agents are just having a really bad day.  Things like that plague me; how often it is that human emotional turmoil interferes with the mundane tasks that may or may not have occasionally drastic consequences.  ... Read more >

Tags: airports, alien, crop circles, disney, home, orlando, planes, seattle, tsa, west coast

Having Fun Isn't Hard When You Have Your Library Card

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 | By kakimono | Views [522]

Thursday was the algebra short course. As with analysis, we were moving on to more advanced material that we might encounter in more detail in a graduate course. It began with a description of Zorn's Lemma, and an application to prove that every proper ... Read more >

Tags: abstract algebra, diagram, library, math, trees

Photos: Morning, Anna Maria

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Photos: Evening Anna Maria

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Photos: Dali museum

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Photos: Gulf coast

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Photos: Anna Maria wildlife

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Photos: Anna Maria

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

Male Menopause?

Fri, 19 Jun 2015 | By yoshic | Views [189]

Well I guess this confirms it. Men do get the menopause.  At least I seem to, at the early age of 46. One moment I am literally boiling in my own juices, the next I am cold, shivering even. One moment my skin is dry and the next wet. ... Read more >

The Return of Project 1

Fri, 19 Jun 2015 | By kakimono | Views [355]

On Wednesday, we got started an hour earlier than normal with a conversation with Dr. Phillips. He asked us a number of questions about our experiences so far at SUMSRI. Some of them we were able to answer easily and helpfully, (“What would you ... Read more >

Tags: analysis, math, topology

And I Wished on Every Single Day, Before I Let it Go

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 | By kakimono | Views [374] | Comments [1]

Tuesday began with the algebra short course. We'd pretty much finished up with groups last Thursday, so we started in on rings. So in about a week, we'd skimmed through the material covered in my Abstract 1 class and were moving on to Abstract 2. It ... Read more >

Tags: abstract algebra, fireflies, graphs, loops, math

On a Monday Morning

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 | By kakimono | Views [434] | Comments [1]

No one really wanted to get up for analysis on Monday morning. I woke up with my alarm at 7, decided it wasn't happeing, added half an hour to my alarm clock, and fell back asleep. For the first time all program, Dana did not wake up before her alarm ... Read more >

Tags: abstract algebra, analysis, library, math

Booking.wrong

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 | By yoshic | Views [193]

I have settled into a routine of booking hostels or hotels ahead if I am arriving on a weekend, or I have a long ride that day and need to know I have a bed for the night. Otherwise I will do an online search of hostels/hotels in my target town, and ... Read more >

Photos: USA, My Way

Wed, 17 Jun 2015 | By rowenaellen | Photo Gallery