Monthly Archives: October 2008

Going round in circles

Circular momentum is one of those things that I whizzed through in studying – but all the really crucial stuff is packed into a page I read too fast (there was a whole book to read too…) If you can … Continue reading

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Navigating an unfamiliar landscape

I’m doing an Open University degree in Computing and Mathematical Sciences. Completion of next year’s module will earn the last 30 points for the qualification. The problem is that the course has varied its focus each year on either maths … Continue reading

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Testing Latex

Latex: Code: [tex ]\frac12 < \left\lfloor \mathrm{mod} \left( \left\lfloor \frac{y}{17}\right\rfloor 2^{-17\lfloor x\rfloor -\mathrm{mod}(\lfloor y\rfloor , 17)},2\right)\right\rfloor[ /tex] WP Math Pub: [pmath](a^2+b^2)=a^2+2ab+b^2[/pmath] Code: \[pmath \](a^2+b^2)=a^2+2ab+b^2[ /pmath] WP Math Pub looks nicer, but LaTex seems the standard, offering more portability in the … Continue reading

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Reality through RjDj

I installed RjDj on my iphone yesterday. It takes sound from the environment you’re in, using the samples both as the ingredients of a musical composition, and to influence it. Some notes: It’s not long before you’re singing along to … Continue reading

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30,000 points detaching

A few simple rules applied to a matrix of points creates conditions of fraying. It’s surprising when making something so apparently simple how many differing factors can be brought in. For example, it could add something to increase the frequency … Continue reading

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