Five Years at the Magazine

Authors

Frank A. Farris, Santa Clara UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-2005

Publisher

Mathematical Association of America (MAA)

Abstract

What do the editors of MAA journals do? What is so different about editing expository mathematics? After my five years as editor of Mathematics Magazine, I have strong opinions about these matters. The goal of most mathematics journals is to print the very latest results from the forefront of research. The goal of Mathematics Magazine is to remind us all why we loved mathematics in the first place, with stimulating articles and notes accessible to advanced undergraduates.

Comments

Copyright 2005 Mathematical Association of America. All Rights Reserved.

Recommended Citation

FARRIS, Frank A. "Five Years at the Magazine."Focus, the newsletter of the MAA, December, 2005: 10-11. (This is a cut-down version of a longer paper, called "So You're Going to Be an Editor!"written as an in-house MAA publication to serve future editors.)