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Magic Squares and Cubes
A collection of algorithms, including a vectorized version of Kociemba's two-phase algorithm, for solving Rubik's cubes.
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Death, taxes and optimization
Modelling Rushhour 🚗 🚚 as an optimization problem.
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Die Mutter aller neuen Resultate in der analytischen Mechanik
Updated:Stationary action principles form the foundation of modern physics, spanning classical mechanics to quantum field theory and general relativity. The history of the principle of least action is fascinating, involving beautiful mathematics, as well as profound philosophical and scientific debates.
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A programming language for describing (most) of the world
A MIT/GNU Scheme kernel for Jupyter. Scheme is a functional programming language that is well-suited for describing symbolic mathematics and classical mechanics, among other things.
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Look up (part II)
Constellations are celestial landmarks and a source of awe and inspiration for myths. They are also a canvas on which humans have painted their mythologies. This is a Stellarium remote control for kids.
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The Arabian nights of numbers
The most poetic math book a young person can read.
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Of LLMs and other demons
LLMs are fantastic beasts, but hyperbole and acrobatic mental leaps have become the norm when people talk about them. My goal in this thinking out loud is to pose and try to answer some questions that will hopefully help me have more grounded discussions. These questions range from What are there useful for? to Are they good learning companions? to Are they going to kill us?
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Who is up for a programming challenge?
Updated:Is anyone still doing good, old-fashioned programming? Or is everyone prompting and trying to tame LLMs (and asking themselves why)? Here's a small programming challenge, a brain teaser and a balm for the soul.
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Who is up for a game of ... however this thing is called?
Updated:You will think that in the age of AI-powered search, identifying a game like this provided a description or a picture would be a matter of seconds. Not quite.
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Turtles all the way down, understanding the foundations
The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps is an impressive project that began in 2010 with the ambitious goal of covering the entire history of philosophy in a concise yet comprehensive and nearly systematic way.