MA 591 home
Dr. Scroggs runs the seminar
fm_new_students@lists.ncsu.edu is the email alias to reach active participants of this seminar
Meets most Fridays at 1:30 in 1218 SAS Hall.
Register
If you are not auditing a class, register for this seminar using MyPack. This is MA 591.002 (27060). You can register for 0 or 1 credit hours.
Goals
Supplement academic coursework with topics including
- Resume workshop
- Typesetting with LaTex, often used for techical papers
- Studies that help define the role of a quant in businesses
- Visits from industry
- Topics chosen by you
Schedule & Homework
- For August 28, 2009, read Quantitative Research, by Jones, Mardon and Cook. This describes the positions, such as front office quant, back office quant, etc. This is linked at the bottom of http://www.math.ncsu.edu/finmath/links.html. Consider how your strengths could help you with this type of position, and how to overcome weaknesses that might prevent you from working in such a position.
Varous links
(this site is always under construction)
Last update:
18-Oct-2009