Lookit what @ddmeyer made me do. http://t.co/a7TxY3iless than a minute ago via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet ReplyKate Nowakk8nowak Great stuff. Kate got the idea from the blogfather – Dan Meyer. So I got inspired:
To add to this excellent xkcd comic, the following site also exists : Password Haystacks. Which is a stronger password? T@+t0O or dudewhatdoesmytattoosay (Click to find out, I’ll wait). Pretty sweet indeed. What a difference. Anyways, the reason I’m … Continue reading
Does Hurricane Irene fit a logarithmic spiral? I made a Geogebra applet to see if it does. Enjoy. Parametric equation:
Python Challenge is a “programming riddle” on the internet. What is the Python Challenge? The Python Challenge is a set of riddles that require a little bit of Python programming to be solved. The solutions are entered by changing … Continue reading
From Bloomberg: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered the central bank to repatriate $11 billion of gold reserves held in developed nations’ institutions such as the Bank of England as prices for the metal rise to a record. Venezuela, which holds 211 tons of its 365 tons … Continue reading
This will be my third year teaching Introduction to Computer Programming. The first year I had 15 students which was a good showing, but last year I only had 5 students. It turned out to be a scheduling issue, but … Continue reading
I’m updating the hosting of the blog (among other things), so please stay tuned. Cheers. Dan.
@fnoschese retweeted the following stat on twitter: It seemed a bit low to me, so naturally I started a totally unscientific poll. Please go here and fill out at least one of the questions. The results will be posted back … Continue reading
From Make. Just discovered this fascinating little geometrical recreation at the 2011 Bridges Math Art Conference galleries. The idea is simple, and the field still fairly unexplored, from what I can tell. What interesting 3D shapes can be made by zipping … Continue reading