Category: Mathematics

Best of Seven Jul 2022

• khoitsma
• General, Kids (middle school and up), Probability/Statistics
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The question here is, what is the likelihood of each possible playoff outcome?

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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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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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