Articles Tagged with mathematics

Handwriting

Legibility

The old-fashioned art still has some use.

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Unstated assumptions

Conditional probability

The assumptions you make without noticing can change the answers you get.

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A philosophical essay

Many topics

A mathematical essay turns out to have much more than mathematics in it.

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But first-

The two-step problem

We identify a major block to productivity.

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A changing syllabus

What to learn

“Quantum Mechanics” is not what it used to be.

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Attention to detail

Small mistakes

We compare old and new examples of unforgiving calculations.

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A difficult problem

Too hard

The challenge problem was difficult.  The interesting question is: why?

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The right textbook

Too big, too slow, too sparse?

We describe a problem that you probably don’t have.

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Octopus arithmetic

How different could it get?

We ponder how to communicate with aliens.

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Cyborg students

Mechanical aids

When we test students today, what do we test?

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