Archive for the ‘Mathematics’ Category

Singapore’s population bubble

Singapore's baby boom bubble will reach retirement age soon, with huge implications.

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Girls are evil…?

There is some questionable algebra in this rather neat proof that girls are evil. Well, it is clever in its own way.

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Fibonacci is alive and well - in AUD:SGD

In this article we see an example of Fibonacci ratios as observed in the Australian-Singapore dollar exchange rate.

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Random triangles

What is the probability that a randomly chosen triangle is acute? A grade 10 boy to the rescue.

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Risk analysis with Matlab

This article shows how to do financial modeling with MATLAB, a computer algebra system.

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A logarithmic music scale

This musician's use of a logarithmic musical scale reminds me of my own 10-tone scale that I used to compose music some years ago.

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My infinity’s bigger than yours

Is there a number bigger than infinity?

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More game math

There is growing interest in mathematics as used in computer games. A competition for Flash developers requires them to use ball physics.

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Baseball bat math

Baseball bats provide us with a plethora of interesting mathematics applications.

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Microsoft Math 3.0 Review

MS Math 3.0 is a well-designed computer-based math tool.

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