https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/fwang51/activity/ Activity feed for Frank Wang. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 0dd6e12f58b664be0bd2efaaf0181584 http://cunymathblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/05/20/cancer-math/ Tue, 21 May 2013 00:18:23 -0400 In a recent New York Times op-ed piece, Angelina Jolie revealed that she had a double mastectomy to reduce her risk of breast cancer.  She had a family history of cancer and tested positive for flaws in the BRCA 1 […]

]]> 9c81d557c3dd27d773b64174bc24b827 http://cunymathblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2013/05/06/sloppy-math-and-the-austerity-debate/ Mon, 06 May 2013 15:34:04 -0400 In 2010, two Harvard economists, Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, circulated a paper demonstrating that GDP growth is negatively correlated to public debt (debt-to-GDP ratio to be more precisely).  Their paper […]

]]> 40d190e95580acd5ab30a3b464fe262b http://cunymathblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2012/09/20/polls-observational-studies-and-the-meaning-of-random/ Thu, 20 Sep 2012 21:37:38 -0400 Last week, Chancellor Goldstein posted a very interesting piece related to the Central Limit Theorem (CLT).  I think experienced statistics instructors will concur that few students truly grasp the essence of the […]

]]> 0f3cb87a59370819c24467c254b8c8e5 http://cunymathblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2012/08/26/why-are-so-many-harvard-students-first-borns/ Sun, 26 Aug 2012 22:15:07 -0400 The noted political philosopher Michael Sandel has taught the wildly popular course “Justice” at Harvard University for many years.  The course can be viewed online, and in Episode 8 there was an amazing moment […]

]]> dec93b615978e742014a51469c01c237 http://cunymathblog.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2012/08/13/statistical-pattern-in-music-predictability-and-surprise/ Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:59:16 -0400 Audio engineers have known for a long time that music generated by computers sometimes sounds unnatural.  One reason for this phenomenon is the absence of small imperfections that are part of every human […]

]]> b15f5aa0d1b8366881b1af1522040cf1 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/52945/ Tue, 19 Jul 2011 15:48:02 -0400 951e11ece8c28a4b318b11584100c25f http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/improving-math-learning/forum/topic/mathematical-knowledge-for-teaching-mkt/ Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:07:01 -0400 This entry covers miscellaneous thoughts. Yesterday, I visited the library to browse journals, my weekly habit (if I manage to escape some meetings). I was shopping for potential journals for publishing our IML findings. I think many PI’s might want to publish their findings eventually. So if you know of good venues that might suite […]

]]> b32e5e5aacd33fec356111f2d47bd0eb https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/34603/ Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:38:38 -0400 30381380b1fe85390af8b9495c1ddf61 http://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/improving-math-learning/forum/topic/sep-19-2010-sunday-new-york-times/ Mon, 20 Sep 2010 01:40:57 -0400 Many of you might have read today’s (Sep 19) New York Times Magazine: the education issue. The focus is technology, and the article “Learning by Playing: Can video games transform schooling” http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/19/magazine/19video-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine is intriguing. I don’t have direct experience in this area, and would appreci…[Read more]

]]> f92720e9c706e376e5d0dc95c9b5c772 https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/34400/ Wed, 15 Sep 2010 22:07:01 -0400 A paper mentioned in the Sept 7, 2010 Science Times

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