Crayons and Computers
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section 0

  1. title page
  2. canaletto portrait
  3. tesselation
  4. moss
  5. commutative law; trig identity

section A

  1. but first, why be a mathematician?
  2. salary results
  3. jobs rated almanac, 1988
  4. jobs rated almanac, recent
  5. fields that require mathematics

section B

  1. turning to me
  2. my parents
  3. me and my sisters
  4. mom in hard hat with her balloon
  5. my potential jobs: actress
  6. cafeteria person, xeroxer
  7. Mario Martelli

section C

  1. Iolanthe
  2. Neil, Lauren, Lisa, and Nigel
  3. why I love my job
  4. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
  5. beautiful mathematics

section D

  1. Renaissance art
  2. squirrel sees trees
  3. squirrel sees trees through window
  4. squirrel sees two trees
  5. squirrel uses algebra
  6. squirrel on pedestal
  7. parallel lines
  8. vanishing points
  9. Canalletto -- how does he do it?

section E

  1. squirrel on bathroom floor
  2. translational symmetry
  3. rotational symmetry
  4. reflexive symmetry
  5. commute?
  6. nope, no commuting
  7. tiles
  8. melissa and hayley

section F

  1. stick 1
  2. stick 2
  3. stick 3
  4. stick 4
  5. stick 5
  6. moss 1
  7. moss 2
  8. moss 3
  9. moss 4
  10. moss 5
  11. moss inf
  12. ferns
  13. (linear algebra equations)

section G

  1. some advice: take lots of math and lots of english.
  2. don't give up on word problems!
  3. surround yourself with positive people and with people who have high expectations for you.
  4. follow your heart -- do what you love!
  5. End of talk