Mathematics Archive

Quick links to a couple of blog posts by Jeff Doyle

Posted April 29, 2011 By Landis V

Jeff is someone whose contributions and expertise in IP networking I acknowledge and respect.  He shares some good insights regarding risk in these posts (chronologically).

Close Enough

Measuring the Immeasurable

Confidence Levels and Calibration

and finally The Value of Information.

The purpose of the articles is to help build a better business case through the reduction of uncertainty, and I think the collection does a good job providing basics on how to do that.   I find considerable truth in one of Jeff’s key tenets from these articles:  If it truly cannot be measured, it holds no value.

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4/20

Posted April 20, 2011 By Landis V

http://www.google.com/mapmaker/pulse

Dwarf Fortress – game

http://numericalmethods.eng.usf.edu/ splines

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4/5

Posted April 5, 2010 By Landis V

Engineering Math, by Stroud From /. A refresher on math designed for self-study, poster used it as a prep for classes requiring Calc 3 as a prereq.

“I hope we shall crush in its birth the aristocracy of our monied corporations which dare already to challenge our government to a trial by strength, and bid defiance to the laws of our country.” Thomas Jefferson. Interesting quote.

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3/18

Posted March 18, 2010 By Landis V

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/feature/id/57091/title/Odds_Are,_Its_Wrong The problems scientists have with statistics.

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12/18

Posted December 18, 2009 By Landis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091123083704.htm
Had this link saved from before, need to look at it again.

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11/19

Posted November 19, 2009 By Landis V

http://aimpl.org/pl/
List of unsolved math problems, with what has been done in working towards a solution.

“Admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail.”
— Seneca

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9140414/Windows_7_tricks_20_top_tips_and_tweaks

http://www.pcworld.com/article/181713/windows_7_for_less_where_to_find_discounts.html

http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/_2F6gxBLJx4/Two-Senators-Call-For-ACTA-Transparency
Pass this along to Nebraska senators

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Dijkstra journal

Posted December 13, 2008 By Landis V
Source: www.cs.utexas.edu
    From one of the journals of Mr. Edsger Dijkstra, among the most brilliant minds to push the development of modern computing. Would that my own mind be as open to ‘radical novelties’ as Mr. Dijkstras.    
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