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“Everyone fails a math test,” my tutor told me, after I had failed one. I found out, as time went on, that those words were not just a consolation but the truth. Math, for the vast majority of us non-child-geniuses and prodigies, is very difficult. However, you simply have to get through it. You do … Continue reading This is how I learned math. Math is hard.
Web Produced By: Jeannine Gallenstein Email: jgallenstein@wcpo.com Last Update: 7:56 am DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A new Air Force supercomputer is named in honor of an Ohio man who was instrumental in cracking Nazi codes during World War II.The $2.2 million machine to be used by researchers at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton is … Continue reading From our neck of the woods: math and computing history
Seriously. I consider it a good goal in life to make math less scary to people, and perhaps give a glimpse into how beautiful a subject it really is. Today’s subject: The Golden Ratio. It figures a lot in art and nature as well as Euclid’s geometry. Go read about it if you have a … Continue reading I have to provide you with mathematics every once in a while.
It took place very late at night, and I have brought along three books for my efforts and travels (steep staircases at midnight require extra bravado. The three books fought against the cobwebs as I did to, and we ended up with an exceptional group. :dance: “Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Second Edition” (Harold … Continue reading The great assault on the attic took place
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