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Hospital bag
I packed my labor-and-delivery hospital bag sometime around week 36, just in case, following some checklists I found on the Internet (here and here). I also wrote up a list of things (such as my toothbrush) that I wanted to take to the hospital but that I used often enough not to want to store them in the bag. Here's a review of what I used and ( Read more... ) -
Marlowe marathon
I ran out of Shakespeare. Clearly, the correct response is to move on to Marlowe.
Play: Dido Queen of Carthage
Date finished: August 11, 2014
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Planning an ODEs course
If I ever teach an ODE course out of Boyce and DiPrima again, here are some things to keep in mind ( Read more... ) -
Shakespeare Marathons
I've just finished reading the complete works of Shakespeare.
Some thoughts:
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Shoelaces
54" shoelaces are a little too long for my winter shoes. (I think it's 29" laces that are right for Keds?) -
Shakespeare Marathon, Part II
A while ago, tortoise and I decided to watch all of Shakespeare's plays in chronological order. And I had so much fun, I'm doing it again, but this time by reading them rather than by watching them.
Unless otherwise specified, I am reading the MIT version.
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Things I learned at Ashland this year
(1) If an alarm clock's alarm refuses to turn off, the problem might be fixable simply by unplugging it and plugging it back in ( Read more... ) -
Statistics
Dear lazyweb of people-who-are-real-scientists-and-thus-actually-know-statistics:
Suppose that I have two graders/three junior tutors/four lab TAs/etc. They give me some sort of number for each student relating to student performance. I want to know if there is a statistically significant difference between the graders. (Actually, I want to know ( Read more... ) -
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I walk to work every day. This is probably a good idea. -
Finals
Classrooms are carefully engineered so you can sit anywhere and see the board ( Read more... )