Do PhD committee members read the entire thesis before the PhD defense?

Answer: I can only elaborate on what I do.​ Every time I am in a defense commi.​.​.​ Long's Digest Top Stories For You Do PhD committee members read the entire thesis before the PhD defense? Liviu Nicolaescu, Professor of Mathematics, University of Notre Dame Written Sep 5, 2018 I can only elaborate on what I do. Every time I am in a defense committee I have a one-on-one meeting with the candidate that lasts about two hours and I ask him/her to go o... Read More » Is Calculus the be-all-end-all of mathematics or is there something even more complicated? Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, I've taken up through Calculus 3 and Linear Algebra Written Sep 28 Calculus isn't actually all that complicated. In a nutshell, it's about rates of change and so it's really useful in physics. Most students who struggle with calculus strug... Read More » What was the highest percentage of plagiarism Turnitin ever gave your paper? Were you flagged for it by your professor and if so, what was the penalty? James Blair, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice, Department Chair Updated Nov 9 I had a student turn in a paper that was flagged at 98%. Only the name was changed. It was a paper bought from the internet: I knew this because I had seen this specific pa... Read More » How long can a gun be kept loaded safely? Paul Smith, studied at Pascagoula High School (1965) Written Nov 8 An old man woke up in the dead of night to the sounds of someone in his house. He called the police, took the revolver from his nightstand drawer that had sat there untouch... Read More » Who was the employee from Pixar who almost deleted Toy Story 2? Were they fired? Steve Upstill, worked at Pixar Updated Apr 29 I was on the crew of Toy Story 2, and I well remember the Monday morning when we got the news. The identity of the culprit was and is a closely held secret, but I can tell ... Read More » Can a student submit research paper to journal without the permission of advisor? Eric Bittner, Professor of Chemical Physics Written May 14, 2018 In principle, yes. Is this a good idea, no. I published a single authored paper as graduate student. It was based on work I did on my own, the idea was mine, and my PhD advi... Read More » How respected is the Fields Medal in mathematics? Senia Sheydvasser, PhD in Mathematics Updated Nov 25 I was told a story about Gregori Margulis when I was a graduate student at Yale. After the Soviet Union fell apart, he decided to look for professorships in the United Stat... Read More » Why does MIT make you do a swim test? Tom Stagliano, Senior Aerospace Engineer (studied at MIT) Written May 30 MIT requires all undergraduate students, in order to earn a bachelors degree, to Either pass a 100 yard swim test (jumping into the pool feet first), Or to take two PE swim ... Read More » What are the dirty little secrets of the stock market? Carl Heintz, CPA, MBA, CEA, started, built, sold numerous successful businesses Written Dec 13, 2018 What follows may be shocking, but it is true. The market is "rigged" for small traders. The big boys have insider information and trade on it all the time. Ok, maybe not ins... Read More » The AR-15 seems like a fragile and gimmicky rifle for the battlefield, why is it preferred over other platforms? Eric North, Sworn LE, SRT/CQB instructor living in Florida. Written Apr 15 When I went into the Army in '86, the rifles that we were issued in Basic were M-16A1s. When I got to the 1st BCT 82D ABN, they issued me an M-16A2. My current agency issue... Read More » Read More in Your Feed Follow Quora on: Get the App for iOS and Android This email was sent by Quora (650 Castro Street #450, Mountain View, CA 94041). If you don't want to receive this type of email in the future, please unsubscribe.http://www.quora.com/