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Valerie
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On Growth and Form...with a great description of bird flight, and many observations on the importance of scale.
— Jul 11, 2011 09:30AM
Valerie
is on page 958 of 2469
J.B.S. Haldane on Relative Size, I want to use this essay in my PreCalc class.
— Jun 29, 2011 11:00AM
Valerie
is on page 952 of 2469
Read an essay by Mendel on the mathematics of heredity. I especially like reading about his exhaustive efforts to control his experiments.
— Jun 28, 2011 07:55AM
Valerie
is on page 936 of 2469
A fascinating essay on the topology of soap bubbles, and one by Mendeleev on his work, and one about him (this one did a good job of explaining his process of developing the periodic table and portraying him as a person.
— Jun 27, 2011 09:20AM
Valerie
is on page 900 of 2469
Two essays today on the importance of minimization. The second one by Boys had a great problem on pg. 900 that I shall have to come back to.
— Jun 24, 2011 10:26AM
Valerie
is on page 881 of 2469
Two essays on using geometry to predict the shape of crystals. Mathematics and physics informing each others experiments and theorems. On page 869 a very good chart showing the relative lengths of rays, compared to comprehendable, visible objects. I'll have to use it in my classroom.
— Jun 22, 2011 08:38AM
Valerie
is on page 850 of 2469
Spectra from x-rays, least squares, and atomic numbers.
— Jun 20, 2011 08:25AM
