Mathematics

Estimating Whether No Two Snowflakes are Alike

December 24, 2012 by Mike DeHaan 1 Comment

Snowflakes on Blue : Image by Juliancolton2 (Julian Diamond)

Everyone says that no two snowflakes are alike, but how do we really know? By calculating the probability based on the Birthday puzzle in math.

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Could Firearms Statistics Support Gun Control after Newtown?

December 18, 2012 by Mike DeHaan 6 Comments

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The Newtown, Connecticut shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary school have reignited the ongoing debate over guns in America. What do the statistics say about gun bans?

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Filed Under: Headlines, Mathematics Tagged With: firearms, gun control, gun statistics, gun violence, math, mathematics, Newtown, statistics

The Lottery Paradox Versus the Math of Probability

December 4, 2012 by Mike DeHaan Leave a Comment

We know one ticket must win, but are sure it couldn’t be our ticket. If the same principle applies to each ticket, there can be no winner: That’s the Lottery Paradox.

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H1N1 in Households, or the Math of Spreading Swine Flu

October 8, 2012 by Mike DeHaan 1 Comment

H1N1 Swine Flu Awareness : image by miamism (Ines Hegedus-Garcia)

Researchers used the 2009 H1N1 Swine Flu to produce a mathematical model capable of predicting the spread of pandemic flu infections within households and other populations.

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Filed Under: Headlines, Mathematics Tagged With: epidemic, h1n1, pandemic, statistical distribution, swine flu

How to Convert the Base of an Exponent with Logarithms

October 7, 2012 by Mike DeHaan Leave a Comment

The number e as a Sum to Infinity : Image by Mike DeHaan

Why would anyone want to convert an exponential expression from one base to another? Why would logarithms help? Mike DeHaan breaks down the math for you.

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Filed Under: Math Theory Tagged With: exponent, logarithm, math, mathematics, natural logarithm

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Estimating Whether No Two Snowflakes are Alike

Could Firearms Statistics Support Gun Control after Newtown?

The Lottery Paradox Versus the Math of Probability

H1N1 in Households, or the Math of Spreading Swine Flu

How to Convert the Base of an Exponent with Logarithms

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