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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.

lift arrangement

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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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Pipe Stress Calculus May 2022

  • khoitsma
  • Calculus, Concept, Engineering, Mathematics, Petrochemical Design
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In structural engineering and in pipe stress, is it possible to optimize designs using current software?

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Lecture by Richard Feynman – with transcript Feb 2022

  • khoitsma
  • General, Mathematics, Science, Video
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Los Alamos from below

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Long Division — Just Write the Answer Oct 2021

  • khoitsma
  • Kids (middle school and up), Mental Math, Wolfram Alpha
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I found an exciting article recently; it describes the calculating powers of Professor Craig Aitken.

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