SIMIODE

Nov 2016

1. Poincaré and the Subconscious

   Entry #91

   27 Nov 2016

   6:06 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   This week I had reason to refer to Poincaré and the Subconscious. Of course, Henri Poincaré was one of the last polymaths who was good at all area of mathematics. He lived in the last half of the nineteenth century and into the early twentieth century. Poincaré believed in...

2. Life lessons from differential equations

   Entry #90

   17 Nov 2016

   4:45 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   John D. Cook, who maintains a rich blog on things mathematical at http://www.johndcook.com/blog on Solving Hard Problems with the motto “Singular Value Consulting” posted the following material on 23 July 2015. Life lessons from differential equations Ten life lessons from...

3. SIMIODE Needs Support

   Entry #89

   14 Nov 2016

   11:34 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   For several years now SIMIODE has been fully supported by one family with some help earlier this year from COMAP. We have now realized we need to broaden that base of support and so we have applied for and been grated 501(c)3 NonProfit Educational Organization status by the IRS. This permits...

4. Intellectual Mathematics - Now There's a Grabber Title

   Entry #88

   12 Nov 2016

   11:35 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   Intellectual Mathematics is a website written and run by Viktor Blåsjö of Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He has a keen sense of what should be important in teaching undergraduate mathematics.  He has a Blog with very interesting ideas in convincing prose.  There is...

5. Every great how needs a great why and not the other way.

   Entry #87

   02 Nov 2016

   9:20 pm

   Brian Winkel

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   In a TV advertisement for nicotine patch to help quit smoking there is the phrase, " Every great why needs a great how." We got to thinking in this world of flipping things, classrooms and pancakes, that it really should read "Every great how needs a great why." That is what...