by Brian Hayes
Published 22 October 2007
When is a tree (large, woody plant) not a tree (connected acyclic graph)?
This has something or other to do with the topic of the previous post.
(The tree (?) is a crepe myrtle near the campus of North Carolina State University in Raleigh.)
First publication: 22 October 2007
Converted to Eleventy framework: 22 April 2025
Exploring a computer model I’ve known for decades, I come face to face with some things I know that ain’t so.
We could not form a set of eight matching glasses. But we could assemble eight glasses with no two alike. As I placed them on the table, I thought “Aha, Ramsey theory!”
Mathematics for electricians, piano tuners, and stargazers.
Thesis: People suck at programming computers. Antithesis: Computers are no better at it. Synthesis?