Some comments on the teaching of mathematics
What it says on the tin. Written the day after the Conservative party appointed a media presenter with a talent for mental arithmetic on quiz shows as a special advisor on the teaching of mathematics....
View ArticleAirgun array and depth transponder signatures as they might be heard by...
There is currently lots of debate about the effects of human introduced sound noises into the marine environment, specifically their effects on various species. Potential effects include interference...
View ArticleModulated power-law behaviour in Stirling’s approximation
Studies the deviations from linear log-log behaviour evident from a higher order approximation to factorials than in Stirling’s theorem. This has particular relevance to the link below....
View ArticleAn efficient cryptographic scheme based on asymmetric diffusion and the...
A new method of encryption which does not rely on the public key cryptosystem. Instead it relies on an interesting property of the discrete Wiener-Hopf equations. It is extremely efficient and defeats...
View ArticlePower-laws, persistence and the distribution of information in software systems
A presentation form of the submitted paper. Kingston-04-03-2010.pdf (344KB)
View ArticleKile, Latex and tensor mathematics
This is a very short introduction to Kile and Latex with specific reference to laying out tensor mathematics for fellow students on the OU course on general relativity, (which I can highly recommend as...
View ArticleTrebuchets, warbows and optimising javelin flight
A little bit about ancient artillery followed by computer simulation of javelin flight and how to throw a modern javelin optimally in the presence of wind. IET_Aug2010.pdf (612KB) reference Talk given...
View ArticleKings Cross Station has a platform zero
I couldn’t believe this. They have a platform 0 at London’s Kings Cross railway station. J.K. Rowling, what have you started ? As a mathematician, I applaud this attempt to improve mathematical...
View ArticleJavelins: Throwing, Training and Associated Injuries
An introduction to javelin throwing, training and common injuries. Normally demonstrated with a javelin but after sticking the back end in the ceiling on several occasions, its best done outdoors, or...
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The Javelin Flight Analyser
This zip archive contains a Windows self-installing executable of the latest version of the Javelin Flight Analyser. Javelin Flight Analyser
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