tiefengeistAn Area-Optimization Problem with a TwistToday I’ll be covering an area optimization problem similar to one I earlier covered here. In this case, however, rather than trying to…Aug 7, 2019Aug 7, 2019
tiefengeistCrafting a Simple Sudoku SolverThe topic of this blog post is how to go about solving an arbitrary Sudoku puzzle. Sudoku is a game where one has to fill in a 9x9 box…Jul 30, 2019Jul 30, 2019
tiefengeistTwo Area Optimization ProblemsToday, I’ll be going over a problem about finding the optimal amount of area filled by a hypothetical liquid. As in my previous post, I’ll…Jul 22, 2019Jul 22, 2019
tiefengeistSumming Two and Three ElementsToday, I’ll be doing a walkthrough of three similar programming problems related to arrays (or lists, or what have you). I’ll be providing…Jul 16, 2019Jul 16, 2019
tiefengeistA Simplified Implementation of PageRankIn the previous blogs, we’ve learned about the theory of eigenvectors and eigenvalues, and how they can be applied to rank pages by…Jul 9, 2019Jul 9, 2019
tiefengeistSome More Applications of Linear AlgebraIn my previous post I introduced the basic concepts of linear algebra and described orthogonal matrices. In this post, I’ll discuss…Jul 2, 2019Jul 2, 2019
tiefengeistSome Applications of Linear Algebra in ProgrammingMost people who have received a formal education in computer science will be very familiar with computer science. Others, who have come to…Jun 25, 20191Jun 25, 20191
tiefengeistGradient DescentBuilding on my previous blog topic, I will describe how to perform linear least-squares fitting, but with gradient descent, rather…Apr 17, 2019Apr 17, 2019
tiefengeistLinear Least Squares: A Javascript Implementation and a Definitional QuestionWe are likely all familiar with the concept of curve-fitting — sometimes, we, as humans, can recognize certain patterns in data about…Apr 3, 2019Apr 3, 2019
tiefengeistBasics of the λ-calculus: the Simplest ‘Language’ There IsThe Lambda Calculus is a formalism designed to describe computation, initially discovered in the 1930s by the mathematician and logician…Mar 20, 2019Mar 20, 2019
