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Elena Polozova
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·May 25, 2020

Coronavirus, Perfectionism, and When to Use the Binomial Approximation

Almost a decade ago, I first pencilled a squiggly “≈” on my physics homework and felt a pang of guilt. I had transgressed. I was studying math and mechanics in search of real, exact answers to real, exact questions. How could I stand by and let “ambiguity” and “close enough”…

Mathematics

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Coronavirus, Perfectionism, and When to Use the Binomial Approximation
Coronavirus, Perfectionism, and When to Use the Binomial Approximation
Mathematics

12 min read


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The Startup

·Apr 20, 2020

So You’re Going Outside: A Physics-Based Coronavirus Infection Risk Estimator for Leaving the House

So we’re quarantined. We’re social distancing, avoiding groups, and staying 6 feet apart as much as possible. But this still leaves so many questions! What if the sidewalk is only 4 feet wide — should I #stayHomeSaveLives? How does “riskiness of the hangout” scale with “length of the hangout”? How…

Coronavirus

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So You’re Going Outside: A Physics-Based Coronavirus Infection Risk Estimator for Leaving the House
So You’re Going Outside: A Physics-Based Coronavirus Infection Risk Estimator for Leaving the House
Coronavirus

10 min read

Elena Polozova

Elena Polozova

167 Followers

Using math to make sense of life’s real, messy questions. ✧・゚: *✧・゚* Current: big tech. Prev: MIT Math, Physics, and Computer Science.

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