It's back to school season, and at my house that's already meant a lot of math. Both of my kids are taking quantitative science courses along with math courses, so every few nights I'm getting to help with math-related homework of one sort or another. It's an interesting opportunity to see what I remember and don't remember from when I took those classes, and what comes easier with more experience and what doesn't. Fundamental principles seem to stick better than specific techniques. For example, I helped my son with a … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Back to Math Class
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Science Corner: Seeing is Believing
Twenty nineteen has been a banner year for glimpses at the elusive and previously unseen. Earlier this year, we were treated to our first direct view of an actual black hole (as opposed to the physically accurate but fully simulated one in Interstellar a few years back). More recently, we saw the first images of quantum entanglement, the first view of molecules changing shapes as a result of gaining or losing electrons, and rare footage of a giant squid (only the second such video). We gain a lot of information about … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Seeing is Believing