Academic
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My Rubik’s Cube Solution
A number of people have been solving Rubik’s cubes at work recently.
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Square Wheels and Catenary Roads
I learned that square wheels can ride on a road constructed of inverted catenaries.
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Feeling Guilty
This just goes to show how little time I spend in the department: After my meeting with Stefan today, we went to photocopy the work sheet, and I checked the pigeon holes for any mail. Shamus saw me looking and said, “you won’t find any mail in there; that’s for postgrads.”
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Countdown Numbers
As a mathematician, obviously I am pretty poor at mental arithmetic, but I’m usually okay at the Countdown numbers. Not quite as good, however, as this guy:
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Waiting to Exist
Headaches of waiting for university registration, and the inevitable solution.
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Back in Durham
I got back to Durham yesterday afternoon. I haven’t unpacked anything, except my computer — important things first!