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My Math Blog

Welcome to my blog. My plan is to write about math topics that interest me and, hopefully, interest you as well.

It will probably take a few weeks to develop each topic. The process is a bit like creating an app. Every few days you add a new feature but most days you just polish the existing features. So make sure you come back often to see what's new.

If you would like to leave a comment, ask a question, or suggest a new topic, please send me an email.

Here is the topic I'm working on right now:

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Simulated Annealing and the TSP How to solve the travelling salesman problem using simulated annealing.
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... and here are all the topics so far:

7 - pinball
The Pinball Machine and Pascal's Triangle How many paths take the pinball to the second cup?
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The Travelling Salesman Problem In what order should you visit 20 cities to minimize the distance travelled?
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Simulated Annealing and the TSP How to solve the travelling salesman problem using simulated annealing.
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2 - dice
Finding Areas Using the Monte Carlo Method How do you find the area of an odd shape?
3 - maze
The Inside or Outside Problem How can you program a computer to tell if a point is inside an object or not?
Updated!
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Excel Spreadsheets The basics of Excel spreadsheets.
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Interest and Loans in Excel How do you calculate interest using Excel?
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Programming Excel How do you write code for Excel?
8 - roller coaster
The Roller Coaster and the Brachistochrone Problem How should you design a roller coaster to give the quickest ride?
9 - e-field

Scalar and Vector Fields Scalar and vector fields, including models to explain the meaning of Green's, Gauss', and Stokes' Theorems.