CSULB Math and Stat Podcast

Dr. Robert Mena

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On this episode, we speak with Dr. Robert Mena.  We discuss his math journey, what he thinks about math in general and more.  Here are the questions that we asked Professor Mena. 

Can you please introduce yourself? (name, years at CSULB, classes that you teach, where did you go to school?)

  1. Why did you choose to study math? What was your math journey like(was it super easy? Super difficult? What made it being so hard worth the struggle?)
  2. Why did you become a professor?
  3. What do you think math is? Or do you think math is beyond words?
  4. What do you think makes pure math and applied math different?
  5. Do you have any research you are working on? If so what is it? If not, then could you talk about your PHD or any other research you did?
  6. What is your favorite theorem?
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