Reflection on Post-Production of Project #2

What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

I felt as though I didn't have to do a lot of editing based off of the comments I received for my rough cut, so I felt as though the facts that my production phase went well that my post-production phase automatically went well. I didn't have to do much editing and I felt as though my paper was solid based off of the comments that I received.

What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

The fact that my peer reviewers told me to change so little was a bit uncomfortable since I felt as though I was going to miss some of my errors in my rough cut. I looked over the essay and edited what I found, but I still feel as though I probably missed something.

How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week

Considering that this is the last week of Project 2, I feel as though next week will go well since it won't apply to this project in the slightest.

How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

I feel confident, but, as with most people, I feel worried that I probably messed up somewhere.

Editorial Report 9b

Rough Cut Version:
In conclusion, because of math’s broad definition and large international scale, many people present mathematics in their own ways. Whether it comes to writing out mathematical proofs, or present basic information through textbooks, or presenting findings and famous discoveries in large auditorium, the broad sweep that math has over its rhetorical piece is impressive.

Re-edited Section:
In conclusion, because of math’s broad definition and large international scale, many people present mathematics in their own ways. Not only, this but the broad scope on what constitutes a math professional has also further enlarged the scale that defines mathematics: university professors, white-collar workers, even students. Math represents something unique not only for these three categories of people, but for every group that uses mathematics in their daily lives. Whether it comes to writing out mathematical proofs, or present basic information through textbooks, or presenting findings and famous discoveries in large auditorium, the broad sweep that math has over its rhetorical piece is impressive.

1: Content wise I added two sentences to my concluding paragraph. The main thing I thought was that this paragraph didn't really do much except for conclude some parts of my paper. I felt as though it didn't really sum up everything I talked about, so I added more content. The first sentence references that the many genres that exist for math are existent because of the broad definition of a "math professional", while the second sentence elaborates on this idea further. I talked a lot about why math had some many genres because of the variety of professions in my paper, so I added this content to conclude on this idea as well as the other ideas in this paragraph.

2: I was satisfied with the form of this paragraph already, so I didn't change anything in that context.

Editorial Report 9a

Rough Cut:

Many of the texts written rely on written mathematical proofs in order to get their claims and ideas across while relying little on actual cultural language that all humans are accustomed to speaking, no matter what nationality they come from. The American Mathematical Society gives a good example of this type of language in one of their journals, Conformal Grafting and Convergence of Fenchel-Nielsen Twist Coordinates: “There exist angles θ± ∞ ∈ S1 such that θ±(s) → θ± ∞ as s → ∞. Proof. Consider the conformal isomorphism ϕ : D \ {0} → C+ as a map into S∞. There is a covering map ψ : D \ {0} → S∞ corresponding to the cusp C+, and ϕ lifts under ψ to a conformal embedding ϕ : D \ {0} → D \ {0}.” (Borgue). The quoted text is, of course, unimportant to understand since it’s only an excerpt to an incredibly complicated mathematical proof that goes beyond normal arithmetic that most people are used to. What’s important is that university professors and mathematicians are dependent on this type of language to communicate their ideas effectively and efficiently; any other language used to communicate this type of language is too inefficient. Furthermore, this language is universal, since most professionals internationally can understand this style of writing no matter what their nationality is. Therefore, this type of text is meant for an audience that can understand this type of writing and topic.

Re-edited Selection:

Many of the texts written rely on written mathematical proofs in order to get their claims and ideas across while relying little on actual cultural language that all humans are accustomed to speaking, no matter what nationality they come from. The American Mathematical Society gives a good example of this type of language in one of their journals, Conformal Grafting and Convergence of Fenchel-Nielsen Twist Coordinates: “There exist angles θ± ∞ ∈ S1 such that θ±(s) → θ± ∞ as s → ∞. Proof. Consider the conformal isomorphism ϕ : D \ {0} → C+ as a map into S∞. There is a covering map ψ : D \ {0} → S∞ corresponding to the cusp C+, and ϕ lifts under ψ to a conformal embedding ϕ : D \ {0} → D \ {0}.” (Borgue). It is unimportant to understand the specific context of this quote, since it’s an excerpt to an incredibly complicated mathematical proof that goes beyond normal arithmetic that most people are used to. What’s important is that university professors and mathematicians are dependent on this type of language to communicate their ideas effectively and efficiently; any other language used to communicate this language is too inefficient according to mathematicians. Furthermore, math is a universal language, since most professionals can understand this style of writing no matter what their nationality is. Therefore, this type of text is meant for an audience that can understand this type of writing and topic. The common person isn’t meant to read this type of writing since it goes beyond their knowledge of math.

1: The content changed since I focused more on what the quote I used was supposed to represent, while the original just focused on what the quote was instead. The main change was the sentence after the quote; in the revised version I specifically mentioned that the context of the quote was unimportant, since it was only an example to show why these sort of texts are meant for professionals. Another thing I changed was the font after the quote. I had a mistake in my essay since in the rough cut, the font was half Times New Roman, half Arial. The revised draft has all Times New Roman. Furthermore, there is an additional sentence to tell the reader why these texts aren't meant for the ordinary public.

2: The form of this essay is basically the same since I was already satisfied with how the project looked as a whole. The only difference is that this portion had two different fonts in the original draft, while the revised version only has one type of font.

Peer Review for Emily Bond

I've never been the best with editing papers, but I'll do my best in expressing my opinions on your essay. To be fair though, overall I enjoyed the piece as a whole.

Content Suggestions

-Probably the biggest thing that I noticed content wise was a lack of reference to your sources and interviewees. I personally felt as though you could've had more solid claims as to what these types of genres actually were if you had more concrete examples

-Probably the thing I liked the most was how the whole essay was organized. Every paragraph and genre felt distinct from one another. If anything, keep that characteristic of your essay in the final draft

-Another thing I would keep are the explanations for each of your genres. I do think adding direct quotes from sources would help elaborate on the genres, but your explanations did a good job as well

Form Suggestions

-Form wise, it's a good looking college essay. The font is good, the layout is good, the heading is good, the works cited page is good. Basically, everything looks like it should

Copy-Editing Suggestions

A gripe that I had with respect to your use of language was an over-reliance on the general picture of  your genres. Be more specific and talk about certain journals, textbooks, or pamphlets that pharmacists have made and use it as a mock layout for what these genres are supposed to look like

-Another thing is that I feel as though your conclusion is kind of weak. You did mention a lot of content in your body paragraphs, so I know that finding a fitting conclusion will be difficult, but I felt as though the essay didn't really end on a solid note

Re-design Suggestions

-Design wise it looks good

Peer Review for Alex McCarthy

Content Suggestions
- Probably the most impressive thing about your presentation was your content. I felt as though your information was plentiful and important

-The highlighting in certain sections of some of the pieces you specifically gave what you were talking about a really good sense of clarity

-If I had to tell you to change anything, it would be to cut back on the introductory information. Some of the facts felt a little bit unnecessary with regards to the project

-A note, in the credits of your video essay, your last name is spelled wrong and the references aren't actually listed, so there's that as well

-Another note is that I didn't notice (or failed to notice) any content regarding your interviews. You don't have to use them, but I'm just giving you a heads up

Form Suggestions

-Overall, the video essay looked solid, I liked the incorporation of some videos with no narration, such as Neil Armstrong walking on the moon

-Another thing I thought was good was your use of both videos, graphs, maps, web articles, and still pictures in the video. The diversity definitely looked good

-From a creative standpoint, I feel as though the diversity you incorporated are more than satisfactory

-Some of the pictures were really low quality, such as the AIAA homepage. Try and look for any other images that are easier to read

Copy-Editing Suggestions

-As stated above, I would definitely actually add the actual citations in the credit sequences

-Also as stated above, try and replace some of the very pixel-heavy images in the video

Re-design Suggestions

-One thing that was slightly bothersome was a faint static in the background whenever you spoke into your microphone. If it is possible, try and move closer to the mic to eliminate this static. The static may just be because of the microphone of course. Just consider this as a minor gripe

-If anything, try and change the order in which you talk about your topic. The video kinda skipped around all over the place chronologically, I found myself trying to catch up with the content itself

Open Post to Peer Reviewers

My essay is here

Key information about your particular project that you would like anyone who peer reviews your draft to know

Probably the most notable thing I want you all to know about is that finding quotes from sources that weren't my interviewees was the most fruitless process I have ever encountered. I had trouble finding quotes that could easily fit into my style of writing. Also, by trouble, I mean I found none, but I shall continue my search on the electric ocean none the less.

Major issues or weaknesses in the “Rough Cut” that you’re already aware of (as well as anything you’d like to know from your editors about those weaknesses)

As stated above, my quotes aren't exactly the most suited to my style of writing, so I am well aware of this problem. Furthermore, I felt as though my style of writing doesn't fit too well with this type of topic. This essay is purely meant to inform, but I feel as though my word choice and tone may be a bit too personal and too in touch my my opinions on these types of texts. Please, tell me what you think about this especially.

Major virtues or strengths in the “Rough Cut” that you’re already aware of (as well as anything you’d like to know from your editors about those strengths)

It's a good length and its finished. I feel as though I can't really comment on "strengths" my paper has since people look at strengths subjectively.My definition of something good is probably different from all of yours. If you did find something you liked, please do point it out though.

Reflection on Production for Project 2

What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

I felt as though the production phase went very smoothly. Last week in my reflection, I stated that I would only use my content outline a little bit, but I ended using that framework for quite a bit of my essay. I felt as though the outline helped me a noticeable amount when writing out the rough cut of my essay. Another thing is that I didn't really have any trouble writing the essay either. I did the whole thing in one sitting which is pretty astonishing.

What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

Probably the biggest obstacle that I faced was trying to find sources that I could easily implement into my writing. The majority of mathematical rhetoric is in a language the most people don't understand and in a context that cannot be applied to anything except for the scientific topic that it specifically is talking about. I used direct quotes from these journals in my essay, but I couldn't find anything that actually fit the tone of my project. Hopefully by the end of the project I can find something more applicable, but for now this will have to do.

How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week?

For the most part, my pre-production and my production phases have gone quite well, so I feel as though my post-production phase should follow that pattern quite nicely. Other than that, if I can find an applicable source I think my project will be as good as I can make it.

How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

Overall I feel as though it could be better since the organization of my whole essay isn't the best, but I do feel as though it's very effective at getting its point across and doesn't have  too many convention errors. Overall I feel as though my project is well done.

Production Report b

Outline Text - This content comes from the last body paragraph of my essay. It's meant to give a general idea on what a mathematical presentation's purpose is and why such a purpose varies greatly from the written text and the discussion.

1. Explain how a mathematical presentation is different from a discussion or a journal
1. The audience is meant to be informed of some thing significant
2. Something of a greater caliber is expected off of a presentation
3. Usually someone very famous in the community is giving the presentation

Adaptation of Outline Item:

Furthermore, there is another type of “discussion” not described by Cherney or Laetsch, but is probably the most important in reference to influence or notoriety: the presentation. A couple large committees or associations often host presentations to honor the findings of one or possibly several mathematicians over a period of time, whether it be for remembrance after the mathematician has passed away, or to honor a significant finding that the professional has discovered in his field of research. Biggest of such conventions is the International Congress of Mathematics Convention, held annually in various large cities globally. At this convention, a group of mathematicians are honored for their research and hard work over the past year, and are giving a quick biography and presentation by a member of the official congress of the association that holds the convention. In the 2006 convention, more than 15 mathematicians were honored for their contributions to mathematics (Congress). Such presentations are given in a stadium to a large amount of attendees, surprising considering that the audience for this type of topic would be very niche and limited. Furthermore, presentations like these are meant to honor a few famous people in the field of mathematics, so since the purpose doesn’t have much association with the audience, it’s still surprising to see such a large turnout for events like these. Either way, these presentations physically show how effective mathematical rhetoric can be.

How did you decide to use form to present your content in the raw material you’ve shared here? How did the conventions of your chosen genre influence your choices?

For this section, I decided to make the paragraph as simple and plain as possible, since my only goal was to define and give an example on what a mathematical presentation was. Furthermore, the paragraph doesn't go any tangents; the entirety of the piece is focused on defining what a mathematical presentation is and how its purpose is met through its writing.

How did the production of this raw material go? What kinds of any hiccups, challenges, successes, creative epiphanies, etc. occurred during the process?

Since this is an essay, I didn't have much trouble with the production of this material. The source was relatively easy to find and I made sure that it held some sort of importance in this paragraph. I do feel as though this part may be a little bit lacking in depth and content, so I think I want to alter it so that it has more facts and less explaining. Other than that, I feel as though the paragraph is good.

Production Report a

Outline Text - This content comes from the first body paragraph of my essay. This paragraph is meant to introduce what a mathematical text is, since there are many different examples of this type of writing. Furthermore, this type of writing has a strange format with different symbols that literally translate to certain exact definitions. For example, "∃" directly translates to "there exists".

1. Explain what mathematical text is
1. Introduce what a mathematical text is
2. Introduce what the written mathematical language looks like
3. Give brief overview on why this language is universal
4. Explain that most mathematical texts use this sort of language

Adaptation of Outline Text:

Probably the most common type of presentation that I ran into while researching my major was something called a “mathematical text”. A mathematical text is generally a report on the results of recent mathematical studies on abstract ideas or real life implications (usually applicable to certain fields of the sciences). Most of these texts are written by university professors and internationally renowned mathematicians. Furthermore, the writings have a very defining characteristic that puts them aside from any other piece of writing in general; the majority of the writing is in the universal mathematical language. Many of the texts written rely on written mathematical proofs in order to get their claims and ideas across while relying little on actual cultural language that all humans are accustomed to speaking, no matter what nationality they come from. The American Mathematical Society gives a good example of this type of language in one of their journals, Conformal Grafting and Convergence of Fenchel-Nielsen Twist Coordinates: “There exist angles θ± ∞ ∈ S1 such that θ±(s) → θ± ∞ as s → ∞. Proof. Consider the conformal isomorphism ϕ : D \ {0} → C+ as a map into S∞. There is a covering map ψ : D \ {0} → S∞ corresponding to the cusp C+, and ϕ lifts under ψ to a conformal embedding ϕ : D \ {0} → D \ {0}.” (AMS). The quoted text is, of course, unimportant to understand since it’s only an excerpt to an incredibly complicated mathematical proof that goes beyond normal arithmetic that most people are used to. What’s important is that university professors and mathematicians are dependent on this type of language to communicate their ideas effectively and efficiently; any other language used to communicate this type of language is too inefficient. Therefore, this type of text is meant for an audience that can understand this type of writing and topic. Most of the time, these academic texts are meant to inform other professors and mathematicians about recent studies in the field of mathematics. The texts exist to inform the audience rather than persuade them like other journals written by professionals.

How did you decide to use form to present your content in the raw material you’ve shared here? How did the conventions of your chosen genre influence your choices?

Since my piece was an essay, I decided that the form for this content should be as informative as possible. The paragraph I used in my raw material isn't exactly the prettiest, especially since there is a sizable mathematical claim slapped down right in the middle of the thing. Most of the other writing is basically an introduction and explanation to what a mathematical text is, much like what the outline describes. Furthermore, I touch a bit why the author chooses to write like this since only a niche audience will be able to fully understand the text and receive it well. I organize the material in this way since it seemed mostly similar to the type of content one can find inside one of the journals that I'm describing: mathematical proofs as the actual content and English to explain what the content means.
How did the production of this raw material go? What kinds of any hiccups, challenges, successes, creative epiphanies, etc. occurred during the process?

Sine this was an essay, there weren't any problems with creating this piece. I only had to write this piece and accessing the information I needed to write is was relatively easy.

Reflection on Pre-Production Project 2

What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

Pre-production isn't really my forte. I'm more of the guy who wings it 5 minutes before I go on stage and then somehow get away with it. Needless to say, it's been an uncomfortable experience creating the pre-production for not only this project the project before. However, I felt as though my pre-production last week was useful enough that I can apply the same confidence with the schedule and outline I created this week. Furthermore, I got a lot of good information out of my interviews; I've saved a lot of time looking for quotes on the Internet with these quotes.

What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

As stated above, I don't really do well with pre-production scheduling. I felt as though it was a challenge creating an outline out of an essay that I hadn't written yet. Usually, I organize an essay based off of my introduction and then creating a chain of writing that connects to one another as I write. This, of course, will not be the case if I use the outline that I created, so I felt as though it was difficult trying to connect the different types of genres to one another without writing the essay itself in the outline. This, of course, is subjective and my other classmates probably found this type of organization incredibly helpful; I'm just the odd one out because my writing process has quite a strong proclivity to procrastination.

How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week?

I think that next week will go smoothly, but I;m afraid that I'm not going to follow my outline what so ever when I start writing my piece. This isn't necessarily a bad thing, I just want to make use of the outline considering that I spent time working on it. Everything else though, I feel as though the production phase is going to be a smooth trip.

How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

Since I haven't written the essay itself yet, I can't really say that I have a good or bad feeling about the project yet. The blueprints I created (outline and schedule) look good, but I don't think that I can make a conclusion until I have a physical copy of the writing in front of me. If I had to choose any sort of feeling, I'd probably say that I'm confident that my piece is going to be more than adequate.

Production Schedule

How on Earth will I schedule this essay?
In all honesty, I would love to save it all to the last minute, but that's the smart idea, so here's a schedule I think that will work best for me

March 9-11th: Look for additional resources, examples, or quotes I can use in my essay.
    -I feel as though the amount of information I got out of the interviews and previous blog posts        wasn't quite enough to fully satisfy the amount of information this essay needs. I'm going to look a little deeper for more information on the matter of genres

March 12th: Using the content outline and additional resources I've found, start constructing the first two-thirds of the essay (probably up until when I start talking about mathematical presentations).

March 13th: Finish up the rest of the rough cut with the other third of the essay.
    -The reason I split it up like this is to make sure that the later parts of the essay still fit with the theme and style I created in the beginning and most of the body of the essay. This is necessary for me, since I tend to have trouble keeping a constant tone or feeling through any piece of work that I create (people call me a spaz for a reason I suppose)

March 14-20th: Spring Break/Slight Updates to the Rough Cut. I don't expect to get too much during this period of time since it is Spring Break, but I do want to keep myself at least in touch with my project and not loose all of my understanding over what I wrote.

March 21-23rd: Global Revisions over the entire essay.
    -This should take a while since usually when I change something in any piece of work I do I end up changing quite a bit of my writing in order to match up with the new information

March 24-26th: Local Revision. Shouldn't take too long, I'm usually pretty diligent when it comes to my word choice and grammar in accordance with my writing

March 27th: Finishing touches and turning the final product

Content Outline

My genre for the subject on genres in my subject is the college essay I don't intend to strictly follow this outline, but this is a good way to organize my information and ideas.

1. Introduction Paragraph
1. Introduction of myself
2. Introduction of my interviewees
3. Introduction of my genres
4. Claim: There are a couple different genres that mathematical works incorporate in order to produce information.
2. Written Mathematical Pieces (probably will be multiple paragraphs)
1. Explain what mathematical text is
1. Introduce what the written mathematical language looks like
2. Give brief overview on why this language is universal
3. Explain that most mathematical texts use this sort of language
2. Mathematical Journals
1. Explain what a mathematical journal is
1. Audience: Other mathematicians and professors (niche)
2. Example: Mathematical Annuls
1. Possibly quote direct mathematical writing in essay as an example of how ridiculous this type of writing is
2. Any annul will do, just choose one
3. Find other examples, probably AMS Journal
2. Explain what the journal is trying to accomplish (broad approach)
1. Purpose: To inform the audience about certain findings
1. Findings differ depending on the journal
3. Touch on the fact most journals are the same
3. Mathematical Textbooks
1. Touch on the point that math education is still a branch of mathematics
2. Reinforce idea of a textbook's purpose
1. Audience: Lesser informed people interested in mathematics
2. Purpose: To create an outline for teaching a certain "branch" of mathematics to the student in possession of the textbook
4. Interview with Dr. Laetsch
1. Use his example of a mathematical text and what its significance is
1. Go into detail on why he created the text (not just a University requirement)
2. Who he was trying to target with this text
3. Discussions regarding mathematics (note there are no actual physical examples of this topic, so it'll probably be a short section of the essay)
1. Interview with Dr. Laetsch
1. Explain why these meetings take place for a university professor
2. Why don't these discussion get recorded (informal environment)
3. Explain what is being discussed in this particular type of meeting
4. Who is all present during this time
1. Who heads the meeting and why is it organized
2. Interview with Ms. Cherney
1. Explain why these meetings take place for a university professor
2. Why don't these discussion get recorded (informal environment)
3. Explain what is being discussed in this particular type of meeting
4. Who is all present during this time
1. Who heads the meeting and why is it organized
4. Mathematical Presentations
1. Explain how a mathematical presentation is different from a discussion or a journal
1. The audience is meant to be informed of some thing significant
2. Something of a greater caliber is expected off of a presentation
3. Usually someone very famous in the community is giving the presentation
2. Use examples of Mathematical Presentations
1. Dr. Mandelbrot
2. Dr. Hall
3. Dr. Wall
3. Use these examples to show a basic layout on how these presentations are usually organized
5. Concluding Paragraph
1. Restate the purpose from the introduction
2. Use the evidence stated in the body paragraphs to conclude on the subject of genre

Report on My Interviewees

So far I have only interviewed Kristen Cherney, an actuary for  Scottsdale Insurance Company, and my other interview with math professor Ted Laetsch is not until next week. Most of this information is going to be about my discussion with Cherney, but I do know parts of Laetsch's perspective on his field since I have previously talked to him about the subject as a whole.

What are the most significant or interesting genres that you learned about from your interviewees?
Conveniently, there are exactly three genres that are mainly used.

1: The journal. The journal is the most common way of sharing information in respect to mathematics. Almost all of these journals are similar to the annuls that I analyzed in one of my earlier blog posts. Most of the context and writing within the journals consist of mathematical proofs to logically proof the author's claim while the rest is an English translation.

2: The meeting. Very often, mathematicians (or in the case of Ms. Cherney, actuaries) meet together in committees to discuss the happenings and trends for their respective jobs. Professors usually report on their research, but the bulk of their conversation is a discussion on their opinions on recent mathematical findings in the world. Actuaries, on the other hand, meet in order to discuss what processes are needed to be met in order to monetarily quantify risk in the world.

3: The presentation. Much like how a scientist will hold a presentation on his great new invention, mathematicians will hold presentations to discuss their findings. These presentations are few and far between, but all of them spark some sort of discussion about the truth value of the presenter's findings. Presentations usually create a lot of controversy.

How do these genres differ from one another? Think about things like genre convention, content, purpose, audience, message, and context as you describe these differences.

These three genres are physically different from one another. One is a written explanation, one is an oral discussion , and one is a digital presentation. In respect to context, however, their audience and conventions are mostly the same. Somehow, all three of these genres are mostly mathematical language. The intended audience is pretty much the same too, with mathematicians targeting other mathematicians. The only thing different about these genres is how they are performed. This choices exist depending on the caliber of the author's research or the author's personal preference.

Based on the information you gathered in your interviews, what is challenging and/or difficult about writing within these genres (from a professional's point of view)?

Interestingly, both professionals said that getting other people to agree with your idea is the most challenging thing. Since most of the context of these genres is logical argumentation, my interviewees stated that it was very easy to fight logic with other ways of logical thinking. The thing with mathematical language is that it can be interpreted in many ways. Take the word "or" for example. If we say "do you want the cat or the dog", mathematically speaking, this or can imply a choice of the dog, cat, or the dog and cat. Of course, in this example, the "or" is implied to be exclusive, and this is where the logical arguments start. A good discovery can hold its own against these types of accusations.

Based on the information you gathered in your interviews, what is exciting and/or rewarding about writing within these genres (from a professional's point of view)?

Tying in with the response above, the most rewarding thing about writing these genres is actually gaining support for your ideas. As stated above, it's really easy to argue ideas mathematically, so convincing people is the most rewarding experience in respect to writing these genres.

Where in mass media - popular, academic, and/or social - can examples of this genre be found? If genre examples cannot be found within mass media easily, where can genre examples be found/located?

These are complicated math theorems, so the mass media doesn't really touch that subject. However, most of the presentations and journals are archived on certain websites on the internet, usually in websites dedicated to such a task. Even the University of Arizona has a website that has archived all the journals of the professors of the Math Department today. Live discussions, however, aren't recorded, so they can't really be found per say.