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Addresses the major issues of graduate school, including choosing a program, passing the qualifying exams, finding an advisor, writing a thesis, and getting that first job. This book also contains a description of the basic elements of a mathematical education, as well as a glossary and appendices on the structure of a typical department.

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Getting ready for graduate school: Heading off to graduate school Preliminaries Essential elements of a graduate education: Pre-thesis work Thesis work Sticky wickets: Practical difficulties Moral difficulties Post-graduate-school existence: Life after the thesis Afterthoughts The elements of mathematics: Mathematics I need to know Glossary The administrative structure of a mathematics department and a university The academic ranks The academic composition of a mathematics department A checklist for graduate school Bibliography Index.

A Mathematicians Survival Guide Graduate School

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      Publisher: MP-AMM American Mathematical
      Publication Date: 7/30/2003 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780821834558, 978-0821834558
      ISBN10: 082183455X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Addresses the major issues of graduate school, including choosing a program, passing the qualifying exams, finding an advisor, writing a thesis, and getting that first job. This book also contains a description of the basic elements of a mathematical education, as well as a glossary and appendices on the structure of a typical department.

      Table of Contents
      Getting ready for graduate school: Heading off to graduate school Preliminaries Essential elements of a graduate education: Pre-thesis work Thesis work Sticky wickets: Practical difficulties Moral difficulties Post-graduate-school existence: Life after the thesis Afterthoughts The elements of mathematics: Mathematics I need to know Glossary The administrative structure of a mathematics department and a university The academic ranks The academic composition of a mathematics department A checklist for graduate school Bibliography Index.

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