Math

It’s not 1 according to Laplace’s Rule of Succession! — Readers may think that the question on the subject line is a trick question as the sun will always rise. I argue not, please read on! Problem Re-defined Now if the readers can bear with me, I’m going to re-define the problem as follows: Imagine you have 5 stones in a bag…

This will be an ongoing list of geometry problems I have posted on medium. Feel free to give them a try. What Is The Length Inside The Square? A square with side length 1 has an inscribed semicircle along one of its edges as shown. The red line starts at the top…medium.com What Is The Area Of The Square? The circle has a radius 1. The diagonal of the square extends to be a tangent of the circle. The circle touches the…medium.com

The human side of science — “The subject is a fair field for the struggle to gain knowledge by scientific reasoning; and, win or lose, we find the joy of contest.” — Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, The Internal Constitution of the Stars (1926). Mathematics and astronomy have always shared a deep relationship; however, sometimes there can…

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Foy My Exam — In today’s entry, we will solve a complex numbers question as part of the preparation for my exam. Give the problem a go as you read along! Part 1

Fibonacci numbers are a series of numbers in which each number is the sum of the two numbers before it. As the first two numbers, it starts with 0 and 1. This sequence is a well-known mathematical formula. Fibonacci numbers can be seen in plant and animal structures. These numbers…

If you are into scientific research/studies, you need to read this! — P-value hacking is a phenomenon that is currently ensuring that most published statistical research findings are false. In my essay on statistical significance, I briefly covered what a P-value is. In this essay, we will first do a quick recap of the statistical method and what the P-value means. Following…