The Little Schemer is now available on Google Books here. (via reddit)
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One Reason Why Mathematics is Fun
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Imagine that you’ve learned a new language that allows you to see things in a way that you’ve never before been able to conceive. Imagine the new kinds of questions that you can now ask which you could not before! It is an amazing feeling. Mathematics is invigorating, inspiring, and fun.
Fall 2010 Wrapup
Sunday, December 19, 2010
During my Fall 2010 semester I took one class, a survey class, Applied Mathetical Analysis. It was a total blast. Sure, every topic covered had entire classes for and books written about them… but that just made it more interesting! This semester is in my top-three favorite semesters of all time. I worked extremely hard, [...]
Not even wrong
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Today I learned what “Not even wrong” means. I had never noticed it used before; indicating that I may have missed its use altogether.
Scheme 9 from Empty Space 2nd Edition
Sunday, November 21, 2010
The 2nd edition is now available. It looks pretty good; I’ll be ordering it. (via comp.lang.scheme)
How to Solve It
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Last week I picked up Polya’s How to Solve It for half-price. Awesome!
Barcamp Milwaukee 5 approaches
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Barcamp Milwaukee 5 will be held from Saturday October 2, 2010 at 10AM through Sunday October 3, 2010 at 4PM. Mike plans to present on Clojure, which should be pretty fun to attend.
Wrapping up the 2009-2010 School Year
Monday, August 23, 2010
This past May, I completed the Simulation and Parallel and Distributed Systems class that I was attending. While taking two classes while working full time was challenging; the pure fun of it all more than made up for the challenge! I will have fond memories of that semester for a long time. I can’t wait [...]
Markov Chains and Monte-Carlo Simulation
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Ever wondered why Markov Chains in Monte Carlo methods converge after enough iterations? I did. Tanvir shared this link with me to find out why.