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Recently discovered (and rediscovered) links

Posted on May 25, 2013 by dougaj4

Math ∩ Programming – A place for elegant solutions (another Alfred Vachris link) About the Author My name is Jeremy Kun. I’m currently a mathematics PhD student at the University of Illinois in Chicago, and I did my undergraduate at Cal Poly … Continue reading →

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Ligurian Arches

Posted on May 15, 2012 by dougaj4

We have looked previously at Robert Hooke’s statement on the mathematical analysis of arches:  abcccddeeeeefggiiiiiiiillmmmmnnnnnooprrsssttttttuuuuuuuvx but of course  people had been constructing large arch structures for many hundreds of years before Hooke made his enigmatic statement, and the masters, if … Continue reading →

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New Links

Posted on January 26, 2011 by dougaj4

Two new Excel links on the list to the right, both with a tonne of good information on how to get more out of Excel: Bob Phillips writes the Excel Do, Dynamic Does blog, with a focus on business information.  The … Continue reading →

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Arches, anagrams and plagiarism

Posted on July 14, 2010 by dougaj4

A previous post discussed Robert Hooke’s solution for the optimum shape of an ach structure standing under its own weight: “Ut pendet continuum flexile, sic stabit contiguum rigidum inversum” which translates as: “As hangs the flexible line, so but inverted will … Continue reading →

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