Math 97 Senior Conference Resources

• List of some previous topics
  
• Writing:
  • Prof. Maurer's Math 97 "Writing Mathematics Papers" handout
  • The MIT math dept.'s guide to writing a math paper
  • Prof. Munkres' tips on writing proofs
    
• Oral presentations:
• Prof. Deborah Franzblau's handouts on giving oral presentations, reading research papers, and using overheads (from PRIMUS, March 1992, Vol. II, no. 1).
• Prof. Purrington (biology) has some advice on posters and powerpoint presentations on his webpage.
• Library:
  • Science Librarian Meg Spencer's Guide to Finding Information for Math/Stat Thesis Writers
    
• LaTeX:
  • The not so Short Introduction to LaTeX2e or LaTeX2e in 92 minutes by Tobias Oetiker

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Jim Wiseman
Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics
Swarthmore College