Archimedes

I’ve been sitting in on Steve’s History of Math class – been a favorite subject of mine for a long time. Monday, they went over the approximation of pi using a technique developed by Archimedes that involves inscribing polygons inside the circle with an ever-increasing number of sides, for greater and greater accuracy. I missed Continue reading Archimedes

What goes around, comes around

Terrorist leader responsible for last Thursday’s Jerusalem suicide bombing killed in Bethlehem – 2-Feb-2004 During a joint IDF-ISA operation in the Aida refugee camp in the Bethlehem district today (Monday), February 2, 2004, Bethlehem area Izadin al-Kassam leader Muhammad Abu Ouda was killed. According to intelligence assessments, Abu Ouda was behind last Thursday’s suicide attack Continue reading What goes around, comes around