Join Math Monthly — Member Questions, Live Research & Handmade Journals

Based on the supplied transcript. Punctuation and paragraph breaks have been added, with repeated fillers and false starts reduced for readability. The surname has been corrected to Tullis, and unclear speech is marked where necessary. Membership descriptions and future plans reflect the recording.

How’s it going, everybody? Author Jonathan David, also known as Professor—the Professor. Professor Tullis. Tullis is my last name.

Since introducing my last name, I’ve been profiled with AI by people in a disturbing way. Because of that, I won’t go live to talk with the general public or read comments again.

Until YouTube can take precautions against stalking and harassment through live feeds and comments, that part is over. It was fun.

I will go live again once memberships are active. I’ll share my screen while working, and questions will be for paid YouTube members.

In the meantime, website members can use the Q&A area to submit requests.

I won’t do your homework. I can make podcasts on topics you choose, answer questions, and offer guidance.

If you don’t know how to navigate a textbook, request a demonstration. I can take an example and show how to find the relevant material, as I do with other textbooks.

That’s part of website access. There’s basic access, research access, and a physical-mailer option.

I changed the cover to say “Research Position.” This is something we do together.

For the physical journal, I make the book by hand, sign it to you on camera, and mail it. We produce one each month.

This month is engineering. Over the summer, we worked on notation and the full circle of mathematics—how to approach and write solutions.

We did basic and advanced mathematics and physics, proofs involving Maxwell’s equations, relativistic physics, and other topics.

There were more than 200 pages of solutions, notes, tips, and things we discovered. We did it live, and I printed it.

That’s why it’s Math Monthly. It includes physics and engineering too. Maybe it should be PLEM Monthly, but I like the name.

“Math Monthly, that monthly monthly.” Try getting that out of your head. I’m a jingle writer.

I use YouTube to host videos embedded on MathMonthly.com. I leave most videos free on YouTube.

I don’t want ads interrupting educational material. I’m planning a membership-based channel, with live conversation reserved for members.

The harassment was disturbing and traumatizing. I don’t want to interact with the general public through comments anymore.

Some of the unedited writing I receive is difficult to deal with. If you want employment, you need to edit your sentences rather than make excuses that it’s only a comment.

If you want to speak with me, you’ll need to be a member. That includes live streams and the cooking show.

The channel supports the website. I finally have the website organized the way I want, and I’m happy with it.

Its purpose is to show how to use a textbook, build your résumé during college, prepare for employment, and develop your abilities as a STEM or PLEM major.

There are three website options. For $49 per month, you receive website access and can submit requests.

I’m still building the website, so I opened the Q&A area to help prioritize what members want to see.

If you want a particular textbook demonstrated, request it. I’m not solving your homework problems, but I can show how to use the textbook if I can access it.

I’m not going to buy every requested book. Sometimes an Amazon preview provides enough material to demonstrate how it works.

If you want to request a podcast, use Math Monthly membership. I’m not reading public comments.

I can talk about many topics. I’m a pathological talker; I can’t stop.

I was supposed to have dental implants placed today, but the price and insurance situation weren’t what I expected. It’s a long story.

I took that as a reason to focus on getting this foundation built first. I’ll address the implants later.

I had a root canal that went wrong, affected a neighboring tooth, and both had to be removed.

I’m middle-aged. My brother also had a tooth removed recently. You think you’re invincible until things start happening.

I think of the body as growing and then deteriorating, regardless of how carefully you maintain it. My older friends and I are all dealing with changes.

“I’m an old man, Frodo, not the same physicist I once was.”

Back to Math Monthly: there are three options.

The first provides website access. If you don’t see the material you want, use the Q&A area to suggest it. I’ll prioritize requests for textbook demonstrations and podcasts.

I consider $49 per month a strong value for that service, but don’t send thousands of questions.

If you constantly need to delegate questions, management might suit you better. Scientists develop the ability to answer their own questions.

I’m here as a guide. I think students have been let down in several areas, and the future needs people who understand technology and can read and apply scientific information.

The research program is $99 per month. You can join me through Zoom.

We take problems from unfamiliar books and work through them together, using the source’s intended approach.

Watch the differential equations and linear algebra example—the Gustafson one—to see what the research team does.

I provided a free sample. Sorry about the sniffing; I was congested. It’s annoying, but you’ll get the idea.

That was a relatively basic example involving a couple of hours of work.

You can also download the introductory journal to see what we did over the summer.

Look at the Dirac delta function work and the Maxwell’s equations proofs. Those were long and detailed, and we’ll explore more advanced material too.

This isn’t private tutoring. We’re doing the work as a group. You can engage and discuss it.

If you aren’t ready to follow every detail, you can observe. Watching people approach unfamiliar problems can be valuable.

I’m bringing you a kind of group research experience usually associated with university settings.

For $149 per month, I’ll mail a physical copy of the journal. I make it by hand, sign it, and send it to you.

To join the live problem-solving sessions, the option described here starts at $99 per month.

For website lessons and requests for podcasts or textbook demonstrations, it’s $49 per month.

Check it out. Don’t leave public comments expecting a response; I’m not reading them.

When YouTube memberships become available again, paid members will be able to talk with me during live streams.

I find public internet behavior disturbing. I’m trying to create a scholarly setting and find people interested in the work.

Hopefully, I’ll see you there. Have a nice day—unless you have other plans.

Author Jonathan David outlines three Math Monthly membership options and describes his plans to move questions and live interaction into member settings. The video also explains the monthly journal and the difference between research participation and homework assistance.

Membership Options Described in the Video

Member Questions & Requests

Jonathan invites website members to suggest podcast topics and request demonstrations of how to navigate particular textbooks. He says these requests will help determine which content he develops next, subject to access to the requested material.

Guidance Rather Than Homework Completion

The stated purpose is to demonstrate reading and using a source, identify relevant material, and support independent work. Jonathan repeatedly distinguishes this from completing a student’s homework or providing private tutoring.

Collaborative Research

Research sessions involve unfamiliar mathematical and scientific books and problems. Participants can contribute to the discussion or observe when the material is beyond their current experience.

The Monthly Journal

Jonathan describes collecting the group’s work into a monthly journal. Examples mentioned include notation, full-circle solutions, Maxwell’s equations, relativistic physics, and the Dirac delta function. Engineering is the theme discussed for the current volume.

Website Memberships & YouTube Plans

Jonathan says he plans to reserve public-channel live interaction for paid YouTube members once that feature is available. Those plans are discussed separately from the website’s research membership and Zoom sessions.

Prices, features, and future plans above reflect this recording. Visit the membership page for the currently available options and terms.