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- Computers checking mathematical proofs?
- Computer-assisted of mathematical proofs are not new. For example, computers were used to confirm the so-called 'four color theorem.' In a short release, 'Proof by computer,' the American Mathematical Society AMS reports it has published a special issue of one its journals dedicated to computer-aided proofs. 'The four Notices articles...
- Tags: Proof, Computer, Productivity, Roland Piquepaille, Mathematician
- Blog posts 2008-11-08
- Flatland by Edwin A. Abbott 1.01 (Mobile)
- Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 novella that has obtained a modern cult following among mathematicians and computer scientists. Flatland portrays a two-dimensional world peopled with social classes slotted into categories based on their shapes.
- Tags: Mobile, Mathematician, AppEngines, Flatland, Productivity, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-07-22
- Hardcore math at the speed of the Net
- From its inception, the Internet has been about connecting researchers and research institutions to each other (and, of course, about national defense). As the Web continues to explode, though, it's interesting to see how new generations of researchers work, collaborate, and criticize online. A particular example...
- Tags: Proof, Mathematician, Li, Web 2.0, Wiki, Blogging, Channel Management, Internet, Online Communications, Marketing, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- A crystal as beautiful as a diamond
- Why are diamonds so shiny and beautiful? A Japanese mathematician says it's because of their unique crystal structure and two key properties, called 'maximal symmetry' and 'strong isotropic property.' According to the American Mathematical Society AMS, he found that out of all the crystals that are possible to construct mathematically,...
- Tags: Symmetry, Diamond, Property, Mathematician, Toshikazu Sunada, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2008-01-05
- Why Mathematica violates basic rules of math conduct
- In an editorial published by the American Mathematical Society, mathematicians from the US Naval Academy and the University of Washington noted that, because so much mathematical research is now conducted using proprietary software like Mathematica, much of the ability to meaningfully review such research is being lost. As the...
- Tags: Software, Mathematics, Mathematician, Tools & Techniques, Management, Christopher Dawson
- Blog posts 2007-11-19
- 100 Most Influential People of All Times - from Buddha and Hammurabi to Thomas Edison (Mobile)
- Learn more about 100 Most Influential People of all times - from Buddha and Hammurabi to Thomas Edison and Brothers Wright. Their lifes, views, and careers illustrated with drawings, photographs, and maps.Features Fully illustrated with drawings, photographs, and maps Navigate from Table of Contents or search for the words or...
- Tags: India, Theory, Mobile, Founder, Mathematician, BC, Vespucci
- Software downloads 2007-02-13
- SHA-1 Perspective, minus two
- SHA-1 Perspective, minus two"reasonable" perhaps but not agreed with by any security specialists"pretty much puts a bullet in SHA-1" is how Bruce Schneider Counterpane Internet Security described it here:http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2005/03/08/208736/companies-forced-to-reconsider-security-as-sha-1-code-is.htmby comparison, George Ou:"But to put this event in the proper perspective, the finding of a hash collision does not mean the...
- Tags: Authentication/Encryption, SHA-1, mathematician, NSA
- Discussion threads 2007-01-24
- Web 2.0 'knowledge': future of modern humanity? (I hope not)
- Web 2.0 'knowledge': future of modern humanity? I hope notIt's still all knowledgeHaving it all hang out, as your illustration shows, is the whole point. If only the knowledge sanctioned as cleansed and official is considered somehow appropriate for others to access, we'd be a lot informationally poorer (while watching...
- Tags: Strategy, Grigory Perelman, knowledge, modern humanity, Web 2.0, mathematician, Web
- Discussion threads 2006-09-01
- New shapes for soccer balls
- Now that the World Cup is over, it's time for me to tell you that a soccer ball doesn't need to be spherical. With the help of Ivars Peterson in his last Math Trek column, "Bending a Soccer Ball," let's see how the FIFA soccer balls used between 1970 and...
- Tags: pentagon, Ivars Peterson, Michael Trott
- Blog posts 2006-07-10
- The rise of the math class
- Worth reading: BusinessWeek has a story on how mathematicians are in demand as businesses look to use numbers to reveal the hidden treasures of data.The world is moving into a new age of numbers. Partnerships between mathematicians and computer scientists are bulling into whole new domains of business and imposing...
- Tags: mathematician
- Blog posts 2006-01-13
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- Game of Life Screen Saver 2.0 (Windows)
- A completely new (2009) version of an old (1998) screen saver implementing Conway's Game of Life. The Game of Life, is a cellular automaton devised by mathematician John Horton Conway. Basically you have 2 dimensional grid of cells each with a lifespan dependant upon the population of it's eight adjacent...
- Tags: Game, Screensaver, Microsoft Windows, Cell, AFFEC7
- Software downloads 2009-08-18
- Is Wolfram Alpha overhyped?
- Is Wolfram Alpha overhyped?Heads up for another major innovationAnswer-based analytical engine? The name itself sounds like something revolutionary is going to come in the way of the web. Wolfram, as I already know him from the numerous homeworks I solved using his website, is a true math genius. His website...
- Tags: Wolfram Alpha
- Discussion threads 2009-05-04
- Leonardo da Vinci Screensaver - 145 Paintings 2eb (Windows)
- Da Vinci (1452-1519) was a painter, sculptor, scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, architect, botanist, musician, and writer. He is considered the archetype of the Renaissance man. This collection contains many of his sketches, drawings, and paintings. Born into humble circumstances, without a surname he took on the name of his...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Image, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
- Software downloads 2009-04-07
- Software engineer, systems analyst 'least stressful' jobs in America
- If you're a software engineer or computer systems analyst, relax -- you have one of the least stressful jobs in America. But you were already relaxed, weren't you? Job search portal CareerCast today announced its list of the most and least stressful jobs in...
- Tags: Software, Job, Actuary, Analyst, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-02-18
- Spamihilator 0.9.9.44 (Windows)
- Spamihilator works between your e-mail client and the Internet and examines every incoming e-mail. Useless spam mails junk will be filtered out. This process runs completely in the background. The new learning filter Bayesian filter uses the rules of Thomas Bayes (English mathematician, 18th century) and calculates a certain spam-probability...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Michel Kramer, E-mail, Online Communications
- Software downloads 2008-12-23
- Calc-12E 1.0.0 (Mobile)
- Written by the same mathematician who wrote the HP-12C financial algorithms, Calc-12E marries that undisputed computational heritage with the unique features that make the iPhone the premier tool for business. The mathematical backbone of the 12C extended to 15 digits of precision (displays up to 13) Bond calculations...
- Tags: Financial, Mobile, Bond, Stone Meadow Development, AMORT, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance
- Software downloads 2008-10-27
- IDF Opening Keynote: Are you listening, Washington?
- IDF Opening Keynote: Are you listening, Washington?PURE BS!Look, I KNOW several people with advanced degrees in the sciences and math. Guess what? They have been laid off and replaced with offshoring and H1-B workers.Tech companies like Intel want to point the finger? Fine, hand them a mirror...We...
- Tags: Recruitment & Selection, job, Barrett, education, IT IS
- Discussion threads 2008-08-19
- Technology and the costs of change
- Technology and the costs of changeMissing linkOne link which might solidify your thinking is to consider not the cost or the size of the change ... but its impact on customers. It is surely this link which one tries to firm up in writing a business case. It is the...
- Tags: Mainframes, Operating systems, Microsoft Office, Unix, mainframe
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- Micro-bambi meets Googol-zilla
- Micro-bambi meets Googol-zillaWell, search does not have any lock-in, you can switch search providers inthe time it takes you to type a URL. So, Google must compete fiercely and stay ahead of the curve. On the other hand, they guys at MS must be the village idiots. They have NO...
- Tags: Engineering, Microsoft Windows 2000, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Micro-bambi, lock in, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- PocketLife 4.0b (Mobile)
- The Game of Life is not your typical computer game, it is a "cellular automaton," and was invented by Cambridge mathematician John Horton Conway as you might have gathered. The original intention was to model the process of birth, survival, and death. The idea being that organisms require others in...
- Tags: Mobile, Cell, Games, PDAs, Personal Technology, Handhelds, Hardware
- Software downloads 2008-03-14
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