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IdiotKin’s New CD
I always like to hear what our alumni are up to, so of course I was thrilled to get a CD in the mail today…
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Difference Engines out of Toys?
As you may or may not know, one of the first calculators (abacus excluded) was a giant gear-laden monstrosity conceived of computing pioneer Charles Babbage…
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Operating Systems Textbook Published
Max Hailperin is pleased to announce the publication of his new textbook on the principles of operating systems and middleware. This book, Operating Systems and…
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Computer science curricula, programming languages, and minds
Joel Spolsky recently posted some interesting musings about computer science education under the heading The Perils of JavaSchools. They make particularly interesting reading given the…
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What is the First Video Game?
In their basic level, video games are comprised of math to drive the display of every image and interaction. This is true from today’s 3D…
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Missing Square Puzzles
If you’ve seen these before it may be old news, but I only just stumbled across the seeming impossibility of two identical sets of shapes…
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Gusties Compete in Team Math Contest
On Saturday, November 12, 12 Gustavus students (Peter Overholser, Noah Mirovsky, Eric Overstad, Jonathan Dexter, Anna Lindquist, Jared Walz, Michael Bologna, Eric Barnitt, Dan Johnson,…
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Gusties Compete in Programming Contest
On Saturday, November 5, Gustavus students Justin Delegard, Dan Treiman, and Alex Wauck competed in the ACM North Central North America Regional Programming Contest. The…
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Turing’s Cathedral – A Visit to Google
A.I. may be the topic of many a sci-fi book/film/graphic novel. However, as many of you may already know, Alan Turing and some of his…
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Math Teaching: What’s the Real World Like?
A discussion with alumni about teaching positions Godfather’s Pizza, back room, 5:30pm, November 18, 2005 Pizza and soft drinks will be served This event is…
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