Tuesday, September 24, 2013

free Python course, how spiders lift themselves..etc

Python programming course (MOOC -- highly acclaimed!)
http://www.topfreeclasses.com/course/6880/An-Introduction-to-Interactive-Programming-in-Python

Intro to Computer Science (online course)
http://www.topfreeclasses.com/course/6888/Introduction-to-Computer-Science

Spiders use electrostatic force to generate lift..
https://medium.com/the-physics-arxiv-blog/98345796bba4
(riding on 120V/m electric field pointing downward; spider silk
has a negative charge!)
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Wednesday, September 11, 2013

The world's shortest explanation of Goedel's theorem...

* http://blog.plover.com/math/Gdl-Smullyan.html
(World's shortest explanation of Goedel's Theorem)
... any machine that prints only true statements must fail to print some true statements.
... Or conversely, any machine that prints every possible true statement must print some false statements too !

* ...and, give us our Daily Butter !
http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?287647

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For artists on the computer: Context Free art !

See:
http://www.contextfreeart.org/mediawiki/index.php/Context_Free_Art:About

Sample art:

Sample code to try:
-------------------

startshape dotpage

rule dotpage{
100* {y .2} {
100* {x .2} dotgroup {}
}
}

rule dotgroup{
DOT{x .2 y .2}
DOT{x .2 y .3}
DOT{x .3 y .2}
DOT{x .3y .3}
}

rule DOT{
CIRCLE { size 0.01 x 0.01}
}

rule DOT{
CIRCLE { size 0.01 x -0.01}
}

rule DOT{
CIRCLE { size 0.01 y 0.01}
}

rule DOT{
CIRCLE { size 0.01 y -0.01}
}
-------------

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books link

http://iitjeebooksfree.blogspot.in/2013/07/educative-jee-mathematics.html


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Monday, September 2, 2013