‘Math’ Category
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Getting MATLAB 2023b to work on Fedora 39
0January 12, 2024 by Garrett Mitchener
The basic problem MATLAB comes with a bunch of bundled stuff that isn’t quite as close to the bleeding edge …
keep readingCategory Computer, Math | Tags: computer, fixed, linux
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Republicans suffering from voting paradoxes
0May 12, 2016 by Garrett Mitchener
I read this op-ed piece in today’s Post & Courier: After Trump, the GOP may need a better voting system …
keep readingCategory C minus, Math, Politics | Tags: gripe, math, opinion, politics
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About my job
2October 24, 2014 by Garrett Mitchener
Dear Diego, Thank you for your letter about your school. Let me tell you a little about my job. I’m …
keep readingCategory Letters to Diego, Math | Tags: classroom, math, teaching
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How I used a specialty microphone in a phonetics course
0June 19, 2014 by Garrett Mitchener
In the spring 2014 semester, I ran a special topics course on phonetics and speech analysis. I invited students from …
keep readingCategory Computer, Math | Tags: classroom, computer, linguistics, math, phonetics, student project, teaching, technology
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What geeky people do on snow days
0February 12, 2014 by Garrett Mitchener
Short answer: learn quantum mechanics The college was closed today, so instead of teaching classes and such, I’ve been at …
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My colloquium lecture from January 18, 2013: An experiment in video, whiteboards, and tablets
2January 23, 2013 by Garrett Mitchener
This is a video recording from when I gave the math department colloquium on January 18, 2013. It’s about the …
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Iterated function system — fractal generator
0November 8, 2012 by Garrett Mitchener
I’m working with a student at a local high school on a senior project that involves fractals. So I wrote …
keep readingCategory Computer, Math | Tags: fractal, student project