The question here is, what is the likelihood of each possible playoff outcome?
Category: Mathematics
On Average Jun 2022
Why Hand Calculations Jun 2022
Beam Deflections Jun 2022
I thought I should reassess and resharpen my basic structural engineering skills.
Lucky Me Jun 2022
Pipe Stress Calculus May 2022
Lecture by Richard Feynman – with transcript Feb 2022
Long Division — Just Write the Answer Oct 2021
I found an exciting article recently; it describes the calculating powers of Professor Craig Aitken.
Long Division Simplified Oct 2021
Long division with messy numbers?
Try short division instead — far simpler !!
Mathpix Snip Sep 2021
The OEIS Foundation Sep 2021
· Charming, crazy, LOL — the Sloane sequence A300000
· Mesmerizing — the Sloane sequence A250001
Visual Math Sep 2021
Picture story
Maplesoft — Maple 2021 Jul 2021
Using Maplesoft Maple 2021, I revisited my previous equation for beta_w, and was able to simplify the equation.
Engineering Cost Estimates Jul 2021
Uncertainty analysis illustrates simple but often ignored concepts.
Mathematics Books — a Few of the Very Best Jul 2021
Mathematics – a few of my favorite books.
Transform Axes Jun 2021
Protected: Parsing Feet Inches Sixteenths (FIS) Jun 2021
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Feet Inches Sixteenths (FIS) Calculator Jun 2021
ASCE Exact Wind Integration (closed form equations) Jun 2021
Mathematics — Corner Case — The Hallway Problem Feb 2021
Determine the longest beam that can turn the corner of two halls of given width, x and y.
Mathematics for Structural Engineers Jan 2021
1) I revisited calculus, and this solution to determine the moment of inertia of a circular cross-section.
2) What is the strongest beam I can cut from a given log?
MIT Math Test 1876 Jan 2021
So many solutions.
Best of Seven Outcome Probability Dec 2020
There must be 70 ways to … win the playoff.
Structural Analysis, Finite Difference Method, Pythonista, and Plotly Oct 2020
Gauss Profile Jun 2020
Quick read with live links to the Desmos app.
Yield Line Theory — Rotation Angles Feb 2020
The Lincoln Index — Software Bugs Jan 2020
John, Thanks for the presentation. https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2010/07/13/lincoln-index/ How many errors are left to find?
Calculate Beta w for Single Angles Dec 2019 (revised Jul 2021)
Closed form solution to single angle design equation.
Three Blue One Brown Feb 2019
The craft and artistry are as impressive as the mathematical concepts.
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Short Takes
My Dash apps
My GeoGebra app
What is the most general equation for the area of a triangle?
The Wait calculation
The incessant obsolescence postulate (IOP)
Barnard’s Star and the 'Wait Equation'
IOP counterargument
The amazing arbelos
Barnard’s Star and the 'Wait Equation'
IOP counterargument
Japanese temple geometry
★ Sister Celine — a beautiful life
★ John Lienhard IV on Ingenuity
★ Charles Stutzenbaker, Field Biologist
Neal Stephenson on the OS
A few quotations
Tyler TX weather • 🌡 Steve Fitzgerald
Tyler TX weather • 3-day history
Tyler TX weather • calendar month
Tyler TX weather • graph month
East Texas weather • TAMU
★ All of the water in the world
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