Colleen Robles . Teaching

swot, n. 1. Work or study at school or college; in early use spec. mathematmics. Hence gen. labor, toil.
2. One who studies hard.
v. To work hard at one's studies. O.E.D.

Qualifying exam syllabi.

Term Number Topic
Spring 2010 Math 622 Differential Geometry 1
Fall 2009 Math 623 Differential Geometry 2
Spring 2009 Math 622 Differential Geometry 1
Fall 2008 Math 623 Differential Geometry 2
Spring 2008 Math 151 Calculus I
Fall 2007 Math 171 Calculus I
Spring 2007 Math 489 Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces
Fall 2006 Math 308 Ordinary Differential Equations

lucubrate, v. 1. Literally, to work by artificial light. Hence to study at night, 'burn the mignight oil.'
2. To produce (esp. literary compositions) by laborious study.
lucubration, n. 1. Nocturnal study or meditation; study in general.
2. The product of nocturnal study and meditation; hence, a literary work showing signs of careful elaboration. Now somewhat dersive or playful, suggesting the notion or something pedantic or over-elaborate.
lucubratory, n. A 'thinking-shop,' a place of midnight study. O.E.D.

A little learning is a dangerous thing;
drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring:
there shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
and drinking largely sobers us again.

        Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism, 1709.