Posted in Articles on October 22nd, 2007 3 Comments »
My boss accuses me of being a Google master. Apparently this means that when she can’t find something using Google, she just sends me a request for the same search and I can come through for her. In fact, she claims that she does the “exact same” search that I do and I [...]
Posted in Articles on April 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
I am utterly horrified by the events that unfolded on the campus of Virginia Tech this morning…
May God comfort those who have suffered and provide officials with wisdom to handle the road ahead.[...]
Posted in Articles, Math is Everywhere, Mathematics on May 31st, 2006 6 Comments »
Barry Bonds has surpassed Babe Ruth’s homerun record but a large contingent of basefall fans are less than thrilled at the news. The likelihood of steroid use has tainted the achievement of Bonds prompting many to suggest either an asterisks beside the record or simply a denial of the record entirely. David Young of Glenshaw, [...]
Posted in Articles, Math is Everywhere, Mathematics on May 31st, 2006 No Comments »
A worthwhile read:
Medical Guesswork
Modern medicine seems to have missed the usefullness of using mathematics as a decision making process. This article is about Dr. David Eddy, a cardiac surgeon, who “discovered the beauty of mathematics and its promise of answering medical questions.” After making it through a two-year math course in a couple of months, [...]