Misty's Mathematical Sciences Home Page

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Use this page to find links for your various MATHEMATICAL needs! If you have any links that you think are useful to people in the Math Department, please let me know so that I can add them to this page. I will try to keep adding links as I find out the most visited pages that are used by people in this Department. Use the shortcuts above to avoid scrolling down the page, if you know what type of link you are looking for.

If you need a non-mathematical link, try my LIFE LINKS page.

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FORMS

Below are some forms that some of you have asked for in .pdf format. You should be able to fill these out in your internet browser and print them from there. This should be much easier than typing or handwriting them. If you have any problems, let me know right away so I can fix it. Thanks!
  • ABSENCE Authorization - for FACULTY - use when planning a trip. Must have this done in order to receive expenses.
  • Direct Deposit form
  • EXPENSE Reimbursement System
  • FINANCE forms page - you can see the mileage rate on this page too!
  • HR Forms page
  • LEAVE of Absence use when taking sick leave, vacation, or personal leave, etc.
  • Letterhead for LaTeX - Dr. Gartland posted information on his site regarding letterhead templates for LaTeX. Thanks Chuck!!
  • SURVEY forms for AMS - on the www.ams.org website. These need filled out occasionally throughout the year. This is where you can usually find the most up to date forms and also find information on where or who to send them to.
  • Tax Forms
  • TRAVEL policies and forms - on the procurement website. The mileage is on THIS page too!
  • TUITION Fee Waiver Forms - These are no longer filled out in paper form... to file for a tuition waiver you must:
             - Log on to FlashLine at www.kent.edu
             - Select the My Action Items tab
             - Find the Workflow and Utilities channel (box) on the top right corner of the screen.
             - Go to the Workflow section and click on Tuition Waiver Benefit Request; follow the directions on the form to submit your request.

 

Math Department Links:

Mathematical Sciences - this is linked to the NEW website

  • Calendar of vacation days and important events in the math office. (Login here: http://www.calendarhome.com/ to add changes)

  • (ETNA) Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis is an electronic journal for the publication of significant new and important developments in numerical analysis and scientific computing.

  • ICM EQUIPMENT reserving - go here for a list of equipment that can be reserved and for directions on how to reserve it.

  • Latex resources This is a page that I am working on, but if you have any questions, I can try to help.

  • ROOMS - This is what we use for an overview of what rooms MIGHT be available... but please do NOT use a room until you check with the main office first.

  • Seminars Now posted on the math site!!!

KSU On-Campus Links:

These are JUST a few... I'm sure there is more out there that you will look for, but usually you can go to the main Kent State website and use the search box in the upper right hand corner to find what you need.

 

Technotrash Recycling - The Libraries have partnered with GreenDisk to offer recycling services for technotrash. Technotrash cans are available in the Information Commons and the Computer Lab, both on the first floor of the Main Library. Staff may also use the can in the Technical Services dept on the third floor. If you are interested, drop off any of the following for recycling and environmentally-friendly disposal:

  • Diskettes, CDs, DVDs
  • Video & Audio Tapes
  • Ink Jet & Toner Cartridges
  • Cell Phones
  • PDAs & Pagers
  • Digital Cameras
  • Laptop Computers
  • Handheld Devices
  • CD & MP3 Players
  • Rechargeable Batteries

(For more information, see the GreenDisk Web site: http://www.greendisk.com.)

Off-Campus Links:

MATHEMATICAL & SCHOLASTIC LINKS:
Don't forget about the resources page on the main website!

Digital Dissertations (Dissertation Abstracts) (1861 to date): Web index

NSF Fastlane - go here to start a proposal, but don't ask me for help! Call RAGS at 22661 if you want to know how to create a grant proposal on Fastlane. (There is also a HELP page on Fastlane at NSF Fastlane Help)

http://web.math.fsu.edu/Science/Journals.html - a HUGE list of online journals posted by Florida State University

MSN School and Homework Math Help page - This is a great information source when it comes to TEACHING math. This might be useful for the Graduate Students when they are teaching lower level courses. It is mostly for younger kids, but has some useful links on the page. Check it out sometime when you are looking for classroom ideas! It even has a FRACTALS link!

Pi Mu Epsilon - main home page

Chaos Game  - Check out this interesting link 

LATEX LINKS:

LATEX to WORD converter!!! Click on this link to download a converter for transforming latex into word documents: http://sourceforge.net/projects/latex2rtf

KENT & OHIO:

http://www.kentohio.org/  - Kent, Ohio's website

http://www.wowworks.com/wowcity/oh.htm  - Guide to Official Government websites in Ohio

INTERNATIONAL LINKS:

http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/formsfee/forms/index.htm - International downloadable forms

 

Useful "Life" Links:

I've moved these to their own page. Just some useful stuff you might need someday...
LIFE LINKS