Computer science is not about machines, in the same way that astronomy is not about telescopes. There is an essential unity of mathematics and computer science -- Mike Fellows (often attributed to Dijkstra, but first published by Fellows in 1991 in "Computer SCIENCE and Mathematics in the Elementary Schools")
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Paper and glass
Check out this cool merging of math, paper-folding and art by Erik Demaine: http://erikdemaine.org/curved/
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Impossible Bottles
Harry Eng, creator of impossible bottles. Each bottle is filled with seemingly impossible to fit objects. Designed and created to make you think. You can check out more at the Puzzle Museum.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
UVic Computer Science a "hidden gem"
Here's a cool blog post! UVic department of computer science rates in the top 10 schools in the world. In part based on community, which I think is a big plus. Very cool.
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