Articles Tagged with mathematics

Has it been done?

Published on May 30, 2023May 28, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

The literature search

We describe a necessary but sometimes tedious step in scientific research.

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Beware 2038!

Published on March 28, 2023March 27, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Numbers and the sky

We describe a year when the rules don’t work.

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Factoring

Published on February 14, 2023February 12, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Four ways

Our tutor is faced with too many alternatives.

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What are the chances?

Published on January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Some Bayesian statistics

Mathematics isn’t always counterintuitive.

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Programmable (II)

Published on August 23, 2022August 22, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Victory of the geeks

We note one time when the computer-engineers won over the marketers.

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Take note

Published on July 19, 2022July 18, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

From the archives

Our consultants review some old writings.

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Not even the question

Published on April 19, 2022April 17, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Styles of mathematics

A lot of learning lies ahead.

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Reading the dial (II)

Published on February 22, 2022February 20, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Graphs and indicators

Digits can be deceiving.

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Knowing too much (II)

Published on February 8, 2022February 6, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Mind the gap

Sometimes there’s a space between too little and too much.

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Knowing too much

Published on February 1, 2022January 30, 2022 by fivecolorssandt@icloud.com

Experience and word problems

Who makes the best teacher?

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