Today on Math and Musings Franklin and I discuss our recent excursion to the old country. Last weekend we visited both my hometown of Binghamton, New York, and a town I actually enjoy visiting… Watkins Glen, New York. No auto racing … Continue reading
In From Box Scores to Test Scores I devote a section of the text to the famous “fencepost” problem of mathematics, and the related “off-by-one error” I’m fond of calling the OBOE. The fencepost problem is described simply enough. For example, … Continue reading
I’m a guy who likes to plan things. For example, I can tell you what I’m giving as gifts for the next 10 Christmases. I can tell you what I’m eating for lunch on a Tuesday three weeks from now. … Continue reading