All Posts With Tag mathematics

2024

Monday April 08, 2024

Solar Eclipse Mathematics
•  mathematics •  orbital dynamics •  solar eclipse •  astronomy • 

2023

Thursday November 02, 2023

What is Stochastic Calculus?
•  mathematics •  statistics •  calculus • 

2022

Sunday September 18, 2022

The Value of Mathematical Knowledge
•  mathematics •  education • 

2020

Sunday May 31, 2020

The Lotka–Volterra Equations
•  mathematics •  differential equations •  ecology •  environmental science •  CMNA • 
Thursday May 28, 2020

Community Teaching Through Oakland Mills Online
•  COVID-19 •  mathematics •  Star Wars •  science fiction •  education • 
Tuesday May 12, 2020

Teaching and Learning Mathematics Online is Published
•  TLMO •  math education •  statistics •  COVID-19 •  mathematics • 
Friday April 24, 2020

The Challenge of Assessment and Evaluation in Online Education
•  COVID-19 •  online education •  mathematics education •  statistics •  mathematics • 
Tuesday February 18, 2020

Shotgun Pi
•  mathematics •  Open Science Grid •  statistics • 

2019

Saturday May 25, 2019

How Data Science Happens
•  data science •  mathematics •  MDOR •  systems science • 
Saturday March 09, 2019

Stokes' Theorem and Green's Theorem
•  calculus •  mathematics •  vector calculus • 
Monday March 04, 2019

Green's Theorem and the Planimeter
•  calculus •  mathematics •  vector calculus • 
Monday February 25, 2019

Gradient Fields Forever
•  calculus •  CMNA •  curves •  mathematics •  multivariate • 
Wednesday February 13, 2019

New Chapter on Mathematical Literacy
•  innumeracy •  math education •  mathematics • 
Thursday January 03, 2019

Using Rust on the Open Science Grid
•  HPC •  mathematics •  Open Science Grid •  Rust • 

2018

Saturday November 17, 2018

A Challenge Problem for Extra Credit
•  extra credit •  finite mathematics •  math education •  mathematics •  optimization • 
Monday August 06, 2018

Some More Math Syllabi
•  college algebra •  math education •  mathematics •  UMGC • 
Friday March 23, 2018

Errata for Computational Methods for Numerical Analysis
•  CMNA •  errata •  mathematics •  oops •  scientific computing • 
Wednesday March 21, 2018

Intermediate Algebra, Spring 2018
•  algebra •  math education •  mathematics •  UMGC • 
Wednesday February 14, 2018

Phonics in JOSS, version 1.0.0 released
•  data science •  demography •  JOSS •  mathematics •  papers •  phonics •  XSEDE • 
Friday January 12, 2018

Audio and Slides from My Talk at JMM
•  Joint Mathematical Meetings •  math anxiety •  mathematics •  popular mathematics •  San Diego •  statistics • 
Friday January 05, 2018

JMM in San Diego Next Week
•  Joint Mathematical Meetings •  knot theory •  mathematics •  neural networks •  popular mathematics •  San Diego •  statistics •  topology • 

2017

Saturday December 30, 2017

A New Way of Teaching Math
•  finite mathematics •  math education •  mathematics •  pedagogy •  UMGC • 
Wednesday November 08, 2017

XSEDE is Awesome
•  demography •  mathematics •  phonics •  scientific computing •  supercomputing •  text analysis •  XSEDE • 
Tuesday September 19, 2017

Analytical Approaches for Organic Compound Properties
•  analytical chemistry •  data science •  environmental science •  machine learning •  mathematics •  organic chemistry •  scientific computing • 
Wednesday August 09, 2017

Syllabus for Introduction to Statistics
•  math education •  mathematics •  statistics •  TLMO •  UMGC • 
Saturday August 05, 2017

I Thought the Generals Were Due!
•  lottery •  math education •  mathematics •  megamillions •  probability •  risk •  statistics •  The Simpsons • 
Friday August 04, 2017

Halloween Changes to Mega Millions Scare Some
•  lottery •  math education •  mathematics •  megamillions •  statistics • 
Monday July 31, 2017

Teaching Mathematics Online Call for Proposals
•  books •  math education •  mathematics •  TLMO •  UMGC • 
Wednesday July 12, 2017

Comments on RPN
•  calculators •  computer science •  lex •  math education •  mathematics •  RPN •  scientific computing •  software engineering •  systems science •  Texas Instruments •  Unix •  yacc •  Z-80 • 
Friday June 30, 2017

Summer Math Teaching
•  college algebra •  math education •  mathematics •  syllabi •  UMGC • 
Thursday June 15, 2017

Model Thinking When All Models are Wrong
•  complex systems •  math education •  mathematics •  model thinking •  systems engineering •  systems science •  systems thinking • 
Tuesday June 13, 2017

Computational Methods for Numerical Analysis is Out Now!
•  CMNA •  data science •  mathematics •  numerical analysis •  R •  scientific computing • 
Friday May 12, 2017

The Bumblebees are Back, and They're Bad!
•  articles •  artificial life •  cybernetics •  mathematics •  modeling •  research •  scientific computing •  simulation •  systems science •  virtual bumblebees • 
Saturday April 29, 2017

Crossing the Bridge
•  math education •  mathematics •  microrants • 
Wednesday April 26, 2017

Circular Reasoning
•  engineering •  geometry •  mathematics •  public works • 
Tuesday April 25, 2017

Implications of Coarse Data Allocation Methods for Flood Mitigation Analysis
•  data science •  demography •  environmental policy •  environmental studies •  flood insurance •  mathematics •  NFIP •  working papers • 
Monday April 24, 2017

Students and Customers
•  education policy •  mathematics •  public affairs •  public finance • 
Sunday March 12, 2017

Gelman's Candy Weighing Demonstration
•  Central Michigan University •  management education •  math education •  mathematics •  statistics • 
Monday March 06, 2017

Syllabus for Intermediate Algebra
•  algebra •  MATH 012 •  math education •  mathematics •  UMGC • 
Friday March 03, 2017

Data Science for Restaurant Inspections
•  food inspections •  JHU •  JHU/APL •  mathematics •  public affairs •  public health • 
Thursday February 16, 2017

Say "Yes" to the Dress
•  crafts •  math education •  mathematics •  sewing •  UMGC • 
Saturday February 04, 2017

Syllabus for Finite Mathematics
•  finite mathematics •  math education •  mathematics •  syllabi •  UMGC • 
Thursday January 05, 2017

And Behind Door #3...
•  artificial intelligence •  ethics •  JHU •  JHU/APL •  mathematics •  media studies •  operations research •  probability •  Star Trek • 

2016

Sunday October 23, 2016

My Review of Monogan's Political Analysis Using R
•  mathematics •  public affairs •  public affairs education •  public economics •  R •  statistics • 
Wednesday October 05, 2016

My New Math Assignment Rubric
•  evaluation •  mathematics •  teaching •  UMGC • 
Tuesday September 20, 2016

Announcing Computational Methods for Numerical Analysis
•  CMNA •  data science •  math education •  mathematics •  numerical analysis •  real analysis •  scientific computing •  writing • 
Saturday September 03, 2016

The Severity of Severe Events is Increasing
•  Earth science •  environmental policy •  environmental science •  environmental studies •  flood studies •  global climate change •  Howard County •  mathematics •  statistics •  weather • 
Friday September 02, 2016

What is a 100-year flood?
•  environmental policy •  environmental science •  environmdental studies •  flooding •  Howard County •  mathematics •  statistics •  weather • 
Tuesday August 16, 2016

Deep Analytics and Big Data
•  analytics •  big data •  data science •  data science press •  mathematics •  scientific computing • 
Wednesday August 10, 2016

Statistical Likelihood of Extreme Events and the Ellicott City Floods
•  Earth science •  environmental policy •  environmental science •  environmental studies •  flood studies •  Howard County •  mathematics •  risk management •  statistics • 
Tuesday July 26, 2016

Of Course NaN^0 = 1
•  c •  data science •  floating point arithmetic •  hardware engineering •  mathematics •  numbers •  R •  scientific computing •  systems engineering •  systems science • 
Wednesday July 20, 2016

So I Am Not Teaching Calculus After All
•  algebra •  math education •  mathematics •  precalculus •  teaching •  trigonometry •  UMGC • 
Monday July 18, 2016

NaN versus NA in R
•  CMNA •  data science •  mathematics •  missing data •  R •  scientific computing •  statistics • 
Sunday July 17, 2016

Musings on Teaching Calculus Again
•  assessment •  calculus •  distance education •  math education •  mathematics •  UMGC • 
Saturday July 02, 2016

Thoughts on Monty Hall
•  Bayes theorem •  game shows •  mathematics •  Monty Hall problem •  popular mathematics •  risk •  risk analysis •  statistics • 
Friday July 01, 2016

Someone Will Win and It Probably Won't Be You
•  games •  lottery •  math education •  mathematics •  statistics • 
Monday June 27, 2016

An Accidental Math Professor
•  math education •  mathematics •  teaching •  UMGC • 
Sunday June 26, 2016

Tips For Managing Online Courses
•  distance education •  education policy •  math education •  mathematics •  press • 
Tuesday June 21, 2016

Five Years at UMUC
•  math education •  mathematics •  teaching •  UMGC • 
Thursday June 02, 2016

You Can Do Anything as a Math Major
•  higher education •  math education •  mathematics •  unsolicited advice • 
Wednesday June 01, 2016

Things That Make You Go Hmm, Brookings Edition
•  criminal justice •  criminology •  data science •  labor economics •  mathematics •  scientific computing •  statistics • 
Tuesday May 24, 2016

It's on the Syllabus
•  math education •  mathematics •  public affairs education •  teaching •  teaching material • 
Tuesday April 26, 2016

Advice for Deploying Agile Analytics
•  agile •  analytics •  computer science •  data management •  data science •  enterprise architecture •  information technology •  mathematics •  press •  scientific computing •  software engineering •  systems science • 
Wednesday April 13, 2016

Listen to me talk data science on KFNX's TechTalk
•  artificial intelligence •  business •  data science •  futures studies •  mathematics •  press •  radio •  scientific computing •  teaching • 
Friday April 08, 2016

Review of Meta-Analysis with R in JSS
•  data science •  mathematics •  research •  reviews •  scientific computing •  statistics • 
Friday April 01, 2016

JSM 2016
•  Earth science •  economics •  environmental policy •  environmental studies •  mathematics •  public affairs •  public economics •  public finance •  public financial management •  research •  social discount rates •  statistics •  talks • 
Wednesday March 30, 2016

Phonics v0.7.3 with Cologne Phonetic
•  data science •  linguistics •  mathematics •  phonetics •  phonics •  R •  scientific computing • 
Friday March 04, 2016

Remedial Placements
•  education policy •  math education •  mathematics •  Miami University •  University of Maryland • 
Monday February 29, 2016

The Wave Equation in R
•  analysis •  CMNA •  differential equations •  mathematics •  numerical analysis •  partial differential equations •  scientific computing • 
Saturday February 27, 2016

Instructor Presence in the Online Classroom
•  distance education •  math education •  mathematics •  teaching •  UMGC • 
Friday February 26, 2016

Cheerleading the Online Classroom
•  distance education •  math education •  mathematics •  teaching •  UMGC • 
Tuesday February 16, 2016

waterfall 1.0.0 released
•  data science •  data visualization •  graphics •  mathematics •  R •  scientific computing •  statistics •  waterfall • 
Sunday February 14, 2016

Big Data in the Online Classroom
•  data science •  distance education •  education policy •  math education •  mathematics •  predictive analytics •  scientific computing • 
Monday February 01, 2016

CMNA v0.1.0 Released
•  books •  CMNA •  data science •  mathematics •  numerical analysis •  scientific computing • 
Wednesday January 27, 2016

Inspiring Books
•  artificial intelligence •  artificial life •  data science •  information science •  libraries •  mathematics •  scientific computing •  systems science •  virtual bumblebees • 
Friday January 15, 2016

Euler Method in R for the Initial Value Problem
•  analysis •  CMNA •  initial value problems •  mathematics •  numerical analysis •  ordinary differential equations •  real analysis •  scientific computing • 
Saturday January 09, 2016

Phonics 0.6.1 Released
•  data science •  linguistics •  mathematics •  phonetics •  phonics •  R •  scientific computing • 

2015

Monday December 28, 2015

Phonics is Now on CRAN
•  data science •  linguistics •  mathematics •  phonetics •  phonics •  R •  scientific computing •  text analysis • 
Thursday December 24, 2015

Soundex in Phonics
•  data science •  linguistics •  mathematics •  Metaphone •  phonetics •  phonics •  R •  scientific computing •  software •  source code •  systems science •  text analysis • 
Wednesday December 23, 2015

Teaching Calculus
•  calculus •  math education •  mathematics •  RUME •  SOTL •  UMGC • 
Friday December 18, 2015

Playing fair with Geometry
•  geometry •  mathematics •  non-Euclidean geometry •  spherical geometry • 
Wednesday December 09, 2015

Numerical Analysis talk at Statistical Programming DC
•  CMNA •  data science •  mathematics •  matlab •  numerical analysis •  R •  scientific computing •  talks •  videos • 
Friday December 04, 2015

Pigeon Flocks for Decision Science
•  animal behavior •  data science •  machine learning •  mathematics •  neural networks •  oncology •  pigeons •  radiology •  scientific computing •  statistics • 
Wednesday December 02, 2015

Numerical Analysis in R at Data Community DC
•  data science •  mathematics •  numerical analysis •  presentations •  R •  scientific computing • 
Sunday November 29, 2015

On using mathematics in the real world
•  industrial engineering •  manufacturing •  math education •  mathematics •  science • 
Friday November 13, 2015

Friday the 13th, Again Already
•  calendars •  math education •  mathematics •  superstition • 
Thursday November 12, 2015

Classroom Regulation
•  math education •  mathematics •  pedagogy •  public affairs education •  teaching •  UMGC •  University of Baltimore • 
Monday November 02, 2015

My Candidacy for UMUC's Academic Advisory Board
•  Academic Advisory Board •  academic governance •  education policy •  educational leadership •  higher education •  math education •  mathematics •  UMGC • 
Monday October 12, 2015

1000-year storms in South Carolina
•  Earth science •  environmental policy •  environmental science •  environmental studies •  flood studies •  mathematics •  risk •  South Carolina •  statistics • 
Friday October 09, 2015

Scientific computing and uncertainty book review
•  book reviews •  mathematics •  scientific computing •  uncertainty • 
Friday October 09, 2015

Data science and scientific computing book reviews
•  book reviews •  data science •  mathematics •  scientific computing • 
Wednesday October 07, 2015

You're out of order! The whole operation's out of order!
•  algebra •  math education •  mathematics •  social media • 
Sunday October 04, 2015

Stop being so irrational
•  math education •  mathematics •  real analysis •  set theory • 
Monday September 28, 2015

Caverphone, NYSIIS, and StatCan Added to Phonics Package
•  data science •  free stuff •  linguistics •  mathematics •  Metaphone •  phonetics •  phonics •  R •  scientific computing •  software •  source code •  systems science •  text analysis • 
Sunday September 20, 2015

Metaphone in R
•  data science •  free stuff •  linguistics •  mathematics •  Metaphone •  phonetics •  phonics •  R •  scientific computing •  software •  source code •  systems science •  text analysis • 
Wednesday September 09, 2015

How Many Floating Point Numbers are There?
•  CMNA •  computer science •  data science •  math education •  mathematics •  numerical analysis •  scientific computing • 
Thursday September 03, 2015

Writing for Mathematical Reviews
•  math education •  mathematics •  reviews •  writing • 
Wednesday September 02, 2015

On Gerrymandering
•  economics •  elections •  math education •  mathematics •  political science •  public affairs •  public policy •  voting • 
Monday August 31, 2015

FOILed again!
•  batman •  math education •  mathematics •  robin • 
Sunday August 23, 2015

Wir sind die Roboter
•  data science •  ethics •  futures studies •  intellectual property •  mathematics •  predictive analytics •  retrofuturism •  robots •  scientific computing • 
Friday August 21, 2015

Radians Aren't So Bad
•  circles •  math education •  mathematics •  precalculus •  trigonometry • 
Wednesday August 12, 2015

Stop Making 3D Plots
•  data science •  math education •  mathematics •  scientific computing •  statistics •  visualization • 
Wednesday August 05, 2015

Virtual Bumblebees at MathFest 2015
•  artificial life •  math education •  mathematics •  scientific computing •  systems science •  virtual bumblebees • 
Wednesday August 05, 2015

Odder than a Month of Sundays
•  bad math •  calendars •  combinatorics •  math education •  mathematics •  mythbusting •  proofs • 
Saturday August 01, 2015

Review of Constitutional Calculus by Jeff Suzuki
•  mathematics •  public affairs •  public policy •  reviews • 
Friday July 31, 2015

The gulf between professional mathematicians and most mathematics students
•  calculus •  college algebra •  math education •  mathematics •  trigonometry • 
Thursday July 30, 2015

Comments on Logarithmic Measurements
•  college algebra •  data science •  logarithms •  math education •  mathematics •  measurement •  scientific computing •  trigonometry • 
Wednesday July 29, 2015

The Value of Working Code
•  data science •  mathematics •  matlab •  R •  reviews •  scientific computing •  writing • 
Tuesday July 28, 2015

Comments on Logarithmic Bases
•  algebra •  data science •  logarithms •  math education •  mathematics •  scientific computing •  trigonometry • 
Saturday July 25, 2015

I probably shouldn't watch Vikings while writing quizes
•  finite mathematics •  math education •  mathematics •  northern studies •  UMGC •  Vikings • 
Sunday June 21, 2015

I'm Going to MathFest...
•  artificial intelligence •  artificial life •  cellular automata •  chaos theory •  emergent behavior •  math education •  mathematics •  research •  scientific computing •  systems science •  virtual bumblebees • 
Saturday June 13, 2015

Decibels
•  data science •  engineering •  logarithms •  mathematics •  measurement •  planetary science •  science •  scientific computing •  sound •  TIL • 
Thursday June 11, 2015

Only Evil Genius Spontaneously Arises
•  education policy •  math education •  mathematics •  teaching • 
Wednesday June 03, 2015

Better Extra Credit
•  finite mathematics •  math education •  mathematics •  teaching •  UMGC • 
Tuesday May 19, 2015

On Being Right and Being Flexible
•  data science •  enterprise architecture •  information technology •  mathematics •  public affairs •  public affairs education •  public economics •  public financial management •  scientific computing •  software engineering •  systems science •  teaching • 
Wednesday April 22, 2015

Analytics as a Service in the Enterprise
•  AaaS •  computer science •  data science •  enterprise architecture •  information technology •  mathematics •  scientific computing •  software engineering •  systems science • 
Monday April 20, 2015

Matrix Row Echelon Form in R
•  CMNA •  data science •  linear algebra •  linear equations •  mathematics •  matrix algebra •  numerical analysis •  R •  scientific computing • 
Tuesday April 14, 2015

Why I Bought a Mega Millions Ticket
•  lottery •  Maryland •  mathematics •  risk •  statistics • 
Monday April 13, 2015

Maryland Lottery Proceeds Don't Pay for Education
•  lottery •  Maryland •  mathematics •  public affairs •  public economics •  public financial management •  statistics • 
Saturday March 14, 2015

Introducing My Bumblebees
•  artificial intelligence •  artificial life •  cellular automata •  chaos theory •  emergent behavior •  mathematics •  research •  scientific computing •  systems science •  virtual bumblebees • 
Monday February 23, 2015

Teaching for UMUC
•  adjunct •  math education •  mathematics •  UMGC • 
Wednesday February 11, 2015

I lost and my rating went up?
•  chess •  correspondence chess •  games •  math education •  mathematics • 

2014

Sunday November 30, 2014

Radiolab loses at statistics
•  bad math •  fair coin •  math education •  mathematics •  statistics • 
Tuesday October 21, 2014

Big Data for Locals
•  analytics •  big data •  data science •  futures studies •  Howard County •  mathematics •  public administration •  public affairs •  public policy •  scientific computing • 
Saturday September 20, 2014

LaTeX Dissertation Template for UMBC
•  dissertation •  LaTeX •  mathematics •  scientific computing •  UMBC • 
Thursday July 17, 2014

Teaching Finite Mathematics
•  math education •  mathematics •  statistics •  teaching •  UMGC • 
Sunday June 22, 2014

Review of the INFORMS Analytics Maturity Model
•  business •  data science •  mathematics •  scientific computing •  statistics • 
Thursday June 12, 2014

My First Math Assignment Rubric
•  math education •  mathematics •  teaching •  UMGC • 
Tuesday June 10, 2014

Review of More Fallacies, Flaws and Flimflam
•  math education •  mathematics •  reviews •  teaching • 
Tuesday June 10, 2014

Using Agile Methods for Course Management and Delivery
•  agile •  information technology •  math education •  mathematics •  project management •  research •  software engineering •  systems science •  teaching •  technology •  UMGC • 
Wednesday April 09, 2014

The National Science Foundation Finds Ignorance
•  education •  mathematics •  policy •  science policy •  statistics • 
Thursday April 03, 2014

A Theorem on the Consumer Surplus
•  demand •  economic analysis •  economics •  environmental policy •  environmental studies •  flood studies •  mathematics •  statistics • 
Friday January 17, 2014

JMM Slides
•  math education •  mathematics •  teaching •  UMGC • 

2013

Thursday August 22, 2013

My letter in Significance Magazine...
•  data science •  Flintstones •  letters •  mathematics •  scientific computing •  statistics •  Yogi Bear • 
Thursday May 16, 2013

Teacher Training in Higher Education
•  Coursera •  higher education •  math education •  mathematics •  MOOC •  teaching •  UMGC • 

2012

Saturday November 10, 2012

Who run Bartertown?
•  data science •  mathematics •  Obama •  Romney •  science •  scientific computing • 
Wednesday October 31, 2012

Simply Statistics: On weather forecasts, Nate Silver, and the politicization of statistical illiteracy
•  data science •  innumeracy •  mathematics •  R •  scientific computing •  statistics • 
Sunday August 26, 2012

OMG, this is the way math was meant to be written
•  math education •  mathematics •  scientific computing • 
Saturday January 28, 2012

Fiscal Year CPI Indicators
•  cpi •  data •  data science •  economic analysis •  economics •  inflation •  mathematics •  scientific computing • 
Wednesday January 04, 2012

Recoding County-Level Data
•  counties •  data •  data science •  environmental policy •  environmental studies •  FEMA •  flood mitigation •  flood studies •  mathematics •  scientific computing • 

2010

Sunday May 23, 2010

Waterfall Charts in R
•  data science •  finance •  graphics •  mathematics •  R •  scientific computing •  statistics •  waterfall • 
Sunday March 07, 2010

Bad Math from Wow Containers
•  commercials •  math education •  mathematics •