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Using Mathematical Maturity to Shape our Teaching, our Careers and our Departments

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Abstract

Mathematical maturity is a key concept for the professional life of a mathematician. This paper is not only a brief discussion of the importance of mathematical maturity but also presents some unusual ways we can use the concept to help our departments and our careers.

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@article{arxiv.1410.4255,
  title  = {Using Mathematical Maturity to Shape our Teaching, our Careers and our Departments},
  author = {Thomas Garrity},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1410.4255},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

An abridged version appeared in the Notices of the American Mathematical Society, volume 58, issue 11 (2011), pp. 1592-1593