My last math assignment was to conduct a survey on a certain topic and population sample. I chose the topic to be Pokemon GO, and the sample to be 2 of the classrooms at my school. After I collected the results, I had to present them to my teacher, along with high-level analysis on the
Read MoreBinary search is one of my favourite algorithms. If you don’t know what it is, it is a searching algorithm with a logarithmic run-time and very simple logic, but it works only for sorted lists. Simply start in the middle element. If what you’re searching for is smaller then the middle element, go to the
Read MoreAs you may know, I love programming. And now, I am working on a webiste dedicated to the programs I make. And guess what? It is also a part of Online 4 Hours! I will be creating connections between programs on my new website, and posts on my blog. For example, I have a blog
Read MoreI know the mythologies of many cultures. Greek, Egyptian, and Hindu mythology seem very far from each other, but there are many similarities between them which you may not have known. Multiple gods Okay, this is the most obvious similarity. I do find this interesting, though, for most religions nowadays believe in only one god,
Read MoreHave you heard about LiD? It is the best concept ever to rise in education. A few years ago, professors in SFU gathered to discuss the idea of a broad education. They finally came with the conclusion that broad education sucks! And then, was born the concept of choosing one of dozens of highly interesting
Read MoreYou might have read my post on the Collatz Conjecture. If you didn’t, you can read it with this link. If you read it, you know I talked about a cool problem called the Collatz Conjecture, and also showed you a piece of code I made. Well, I updated the code, into a library of functions meant
Read MoreRecently, school started, and we had to vote for the name of our class pet(which is a venus flytrap). These were the names up for voting: Mochi Jaws Venus Trapper Gardenia Furious Destroyer Miri Cilan The voting system we were using was a system called First Past The Post, or Majority Rules. Just like the
Read MoreRecently I discovered a series of videos called Numberphile. I only watched two, both about a very interesting problem: the Collatz Conjecture. Imagine you take a number. If it is even, divide it by two, if it is odd, multiply it by three and add one. Take the next number and repeat. Simple, right? Let’s
Read MoreNot too long ago, I put together a book review on the book Computational Fairy Tales. If you did not read my review, it`s a book which explains computer science through a medieval-ish story line. The author, Jeremy Kubica, wrote a sequel called Best Practices Of Spell Design. Whereas Comp(Computational Fairy Tales) teaches you about
Read MoreI am a big Star Wars fan. I am also a big fan of politics, especially this year’s election. However, after looking at the political news, and reviewing the Star Wars storyline, I discovered a similarity in two people: Emperor Palpatine and Donald Trump. I’m not saying that Trump is an idiot. In fact,
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