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A Computational Approach to Statistics
Reading time: 11 min.If you know a little about programming and probability theory, this article will change the way you think about statistics and computation. Aside from language constructs from deterministic computing, such as assignment “x:=42”, control flow statements such as if and while, and arrays, in probabilistic programming we moreover require the construct of…
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Mathematics in Music Harmonies
Reading time: 8 min.Octaves in music are arguably the most harmonic sounding intervals in music. This is because they are defined to be exactly double the frequency. The sound waves of an octave therefore have exactly ½ the length (period) and perfectly fit twice in the wave of it’s mother tone. Sounding together, this produces…
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Why Computer Science is Essential in Education
Reading time: 7 min.How magnificent is the internet: a human-made, ever-expanding collection of smartphones, cars, watches, and other computerized products, all communicating at nearly the speed of light through underground networks of cables and a multitude of satellites floating through space. In the course of just a few decades, this sudden technological evolutionary jump has…