Month: June 2022

On Average Jun 2022

• khoitsma
• Kids (middle school and up), Mathematics, Mental Math
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Most everyone in math knows these tricks — here’s a summary of techniques used to make quick mental calculations of averages.

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Why Hand Calculations Jun 2022

• khoitsma
• Engineering, Mathematics
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I make my case for hand (and mental) calculations. Of course, these are simply my observations and opinions.

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Beam Deflections Jun 2022

• khoitsma
• Calculus, Computer Algebra, Engineering, Jupyter, Mathematics, Plotly, Python, Sympy
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I thought I should reassess and resharpen my basic structural engineering skills.

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Lucky Me Jun 2022

• khoitsma
• Computer Algebra, General, Mathematics, Mental Math, Personal, Python, Software
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As a kid and later through my career, several lucky things happened to me; some of these things were fortuitous and some happened because I searched them out — either way, still lucky.

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Commemorating 5 years for this Blog Jun 2022

• khoitsma
• General, Loyola SSTP NSF
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I’ve learned a lot about scripting, and writing in general.

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Constructive Comments Jun 2022

• khoitsma
• General, Observation, Personal
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Personal opinions on residential construction

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