The MONTHLY publishes articles, as well as notes and other features, about mathematics and the profession. Its readers span a broad spectrum of mathematical interests, and include professional mathematicians as well as students of mathematics at all collegiate levels. Authors are invited to submit articles and notes that bring interesting mathematical ideas to a wide audience of MONTHLY readers.
The MONTHLY'S readers expect a high standard of exposition; they expect articles to inform, stimulate, challenge, enlighten, and even entertain. MONTHLY articles are meant to be read, enjoyed, and discussed, rather than just archived. Articles may be expositions of old or new results, historical or biographical essays, speculations or definitive treatments, broad developments, or explorations of a single application. Novelty and generality are far less important than clarity of exposition and broad appeal. Appropriate figures, diagrams, and photographs are encouraged.
Notes are short, sharply focused, and possibly informal. They are often gems that provide a new proof of an old theorem, a novel presentation of a familiar theme, or a lively discussion of a single issue.
Articles and Notes should be sent to the Editor:
DAN VELLEMAN
Department of Mathematics
Amherst College
PO Box 5000
Amherst, MA 01002-5000
mathmonthly@amherst.edu
For an initial submission to the MONTHLY, please send the email address and postal address of the designated corresponding author along with 3 copies of the complete manuscript, printed on only one side of the paper. In lieu of paper copies, an author may submit a pdf file electronically to: mathmonthly@amherst.edu. One must include a postal address with an electronic submission. If we have any difficulty printing an electronic file, the author will be asked to submit paper copies. Authors who use LATEX are urged to use article.sty, or a similar generic style, and its standard environments with no custom formatting. An author will be asked to send a TEX file only if a manuscript is accepted for publication. See recent articles in the MONTHLY for the style of citations for journal articles and books. Follow the link to Electronic Publication Information for authors at http://www.maa.org/pubs/monthly.htmi for information about figures and files as well as general editorial guidelines.
Letters to the Editor on any topic are invited. Comments, criticisms, and suggestions for making the MONTHLY more lively, entertaining, and informative are welcome.
The online MONTHLY archive at www.jstor.org is a valuable resource for both authors and readers; it may be searched online in a variety of ways for any specified keyword(s). MAA members whose institutions do not provide JSTOR access may obtain individual access for a modest annual fee; call 800-331-1622.
See the MONTHLY section of MAA Online for current information such as contents of issues and descriptive summaries of forthcoming articles: http://www.maa.org/
Proposed problems or solutions should be sent to:
DOUG HENSLEY,
MONTHLY Problems
Department of Mathematics
Texas A&M University
3368 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3368
Please send 2 copies of all problems/solutions material, typewritten on only one side of the paper.