Jon Oaks

Month: June 2012

  • My First Commencement

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    This May I attended my first ever commencement as a faculty member.  I really didn’t know what to expect.  People I know who teach at other colleges told me to expect two things – that it would be a very enjoyable experience to see so many students walk across the stage and that it would…

  • My Thoughts on Teaching Everyday Math

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    This semester I had the pleasure of teaching a fairly new course at my college called, “Everyday Math.”  The class consists of several major units: Management Sciences (Graph Theory) The Science of Data (Statistics and Probability) Voting and Social Choice Fairness and Game Theory The Digital Revolution (Cryptography) Your Money and Resources (Interest) At the…

  • Career Day at the Ballpark

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    On Thursday, May 17, I had the displeasure of being at Comerica Park for Career Day at the Ballpark.  I can honestly say that if I would have known it was Career Day (shame on me for not checking), I would have exchanged my ticket for another game. When I got to the game, there…

  • Summer Plans 2012

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    So, this is my annual post where I organize my thoughts on what I need to get done before the end of this summer.  If I recall, last summer my plans fell into 5 categories.  I will try to sort my thoughts for this summer in a similar manner. 1.   Conferences:  This summer the conferences…