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Posts published by “Charles Beall”

Busy beaver (the non-mathematical version)

As the title suggests, this article will be incredibly light on actual mathematics (which is probably music to many an ear) since, also as the title suggests, it has been an incredibly busy start to the semester for me.

What’s all that noise?

To ring in the new school year, I have frequently listened to perhaps the most unexciting artist on  Spotify: White Noise Radiance.

Is mathematics a universal language?

As I wrap up the second year of the For Math’s Sake column, I want to get at some broad questions about mathematics I’ve been mulling over and share some thoughts that will hopefully lay the groundwork for more in-depth articles in the coming school year.

What does a math Ph.D. student actually do?

The title of this article is a question I usually get asked. Admittedly, it’s a hard question to answer briefly since a sentence like, “I take graduate-level courses to gain a general background in the subject and then conduct original research in mathematics in order to defend a thesis,” leads to many follow-up questions.

What will it take to improve mental health in STEM

Disclaimer: This article discusses topics of mental health, depression, and suicide

The Stevens motto, Per Aspera Ad Astra, or “Through Adversity, To the Stars,” is indeed a stellar choice of words to describe the experience at this tech school.

I solved math! (NOT CLICKBAIT)

Some of my friends will ask me fairly often: “have you solved math yet?” If they ask me again in the coming days, I can confidently answer “YES!” 

AI: an applied mathematics perspective

In the last week of Fall 2023 classes, I attended a workshop-style conference titled “Mathematical Opportunities in Digital Twins,” abbreviated MATH-DT, and co-organized by my PhD advisor, Professor Kathrin Smetana.