Viking Metal Meets Viking Math!

Wikipedia is a wonderful place.  First the definition of Viking Metal.  And then a list of bands.
Here’s one of Bathory’s videos (only video?) entitled One Road to Asa Bay.  Go Vikings!

Only 3 Classes

Well, my class-load this term is not as large as Felisis’s.  I’m only taking 3: Abstract Algebra, Topology, and Multi-linear Algebra (with Erdman, for those who know what that means).  I’m also still working (as a private weightlifting coach).
I’m gonna try and post a few times a week, including POD’s and other tidbits.

Four Classes:

That is what I have to contend with this quarter.  One class, Calculus II, I’m teaching; the other three: Stochastic Processes and Probability Theory; Graph Theory; and Partial Differential Equations; I’m taking.
I had hoped to be posting something weekly about all of my classes, but after getting started on this post last weekend and not [...]

Winter Quarter

And so it begins again.

Take two…

Well- not much happened this fall…  OK, a lot happened, but we were all too busy to tell anyone about any of it!
The biggest lesson I learned was not to try teaching two classes while taking a full load of graduate credits. And buying a house.  And moving…  Yes, I took on a bit too [...]

Brace For Impact!

The Fall Quarter is about to start here at PSU!  I’ll be teaching two sections of Calc I; learning Genetics, Stochastic Analysis and Partial Differential Equations; and attempting to have a weekly seminar on Mathematical Biology (Tuesday afternoons for anyone who’s interested).
I’m sure we’re all feeling that there is something big about to hit – [...]

And Speaking of Biologists and Mathematics

Well, I see that Nick has been a little more active this last month.  Thus, it is with great guilt that I try to step beyond my laziness and post something!
First, some announcements:

I am going to try keeping the Mathematical Biology Seminar going this Fall quarter, though the meetings will be every other week.  My [...]

My new favorite way to waste time at work… without really wasting it

I think my job is a little uptight to let me bring my guitar in and start banging away. But I have this laptop sitting in front of me. I spent all of an hour or two playing around with Fruity Loops before. Not exactly the recipe for a virtuoso electronic composition. A friend that’s devoted a lot more of his life than I to creative pursuits recently turned me on to something better, though.

Who are You Descended From?

The Mathematical Genealogy Project is pretty sweet. Here’s how John Baez is related to Gauss.

Government Gone Wild!

Not good
As you’ve probably heard, the US customs service has, recently, asserted the right to confiscate any and all computers and/or digital storage carried by anyone crossing the US border. They further assert the right to demand all passwords, encryption keys, etc., from the owners. They even further assert the right to keep or make [...]