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Author Archives: Cody

March 12, 2012

Math in the News: Probability

by Cody

Probability is quite useful in predicting future events and is utilized by insurance companies, market research firms, investors, gamblers, criminal investigators and many other industries. An article from Forbes.com, “Stupid Sports Cliches and Why Syraucse Will (Probably) Beat UCONN,” discusses … Continue reading →

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March 7, 2012

Landing Your First Job: Tips to Help You Succeed

by Cody

The end of the semester is quickly approaching, and for those of you who are seniors, that means its time to start searching for a job. If you’re like most people you probably think that job hunting merely consists of … Continue reading →

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March 5, 2012

Math in the News: Mathematics in Sports

by Cody

Sports and mathematics are two subjects that are rarely mentioned in the same sentence,  but the truth is, there’s a major correlation between the two subjects.  These subjects are so interconnected in fact, that entire semester long college courses are … Continue reading →

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February 27, 2012

Math in the News: Fibonacci Sequence

by Cody

It’s time for another edition of Math in the News.  This week’s post relates to the Fibonacci sequence of numbers. The Fibonacci sequence is a sequence of numbers starting with zero and one, where each subsequent number is the sum … Continue reading →

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February 20, 2012

Math in the News: Taxes

by Cody

Last week I introduced a new section to the andYOU blog titled Math in the News.  In this new section, I’m going to be linking a story in the media to a math topic that is covered in our new … Continue reading →

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February 16, 2012

The Higher Education Bubble, Part 2

by Cody

Last week I posted part one of an info graphic series illustrating the higher education bubble. Part one illustrated how an economic bubble forms and compared higher education to the recent housing bubble.  If you haven’t seen part one, I … Continue reading →

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February 10, 2012

Math in the News: Fallacies

by Cody

Let me introduce the newest section of the andYOU blog, Math in the News.  Math in the News was created to answer the ever present question of “when will I ever use math in real life?”  Each week we are … Continue reading →

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February 9, 2012

The Higher Education Bubble, Pt. 1

by Cody

Bubbles are only for gum and that weird soapy liquid you usually get at weddings, right?  That’s what I used to think too until I started learning about financial bubbles -think the recent housing bubble and the dot com burst- … Continue reading →

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December 27, 2011

Going For Your Dreams vs Seeking Steady Employment After Graduation

by Cody

*The following post was written after an interview I conducted with Christine Hassler.  Christine is a life coach for 20 somethings and the author of two self help books,  20 Something, 20 Everything and The Twenty Something Manifesto.* Over a … Continue reading →

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December 13, 2011

8 Ways to Keep Busy Over Winter Break

by Cody

Winter break- you’re so excited for its arrival, but after about two days in, you’re already bored out of your mind.  Instead of sitting around waiting to go back to college, get off the couch and make the most of … Continue reading →

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