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Sep 12, 2015
James Hague writes, in a post, "Computer Science Courses that Don't Exist, But Should," a series of course descriptions for needed computer science courses, one struck me: CSCI 3300: Classical Software Studies…
Sep 11, 2015
Law review articles criticizing the NFIP, and offering solutions, are rapidly becoming a genre unto themselves. Florida A&M Law student Loren M. Vasquez has become the latest contributor, in the Seattle Journal…
Sep 9, 2015
The IEEE standard for floating point arithmetic provides for a noncontinuous space representing both very large and very small numbers. Under the standard, each floating point number are composed of three parts:…
Sep 5, 2015
On Monday, I started another semester teaching at the University of Baltimore. This semester, I am teaching PUAD 701 Public Administration and Public Finance, a three-credit graduate course in the Master of…
Sep 4, 2015
This is part of a series on strategic planning focusing on the mission, vision, and values. For the rest of the series, please see: Part 1: Mission, Vision, and Values Part 2:…
Sep 3, 2015
Finally, we take a look at the values statement. The mission tells us what we do and the vision statement tells us why we are doing it. The values statement tells us…
Sep 3, 2015
Yesterday, I wrote about writing for Mathematical Reviews (MR). MR is a database of reviews of existing mathematical literature. This is different from the peer review process, and happens post publication. The…
Sep 2, 2015
There's been a lot of talk about a recent gerrymandering disaster in Missouri. For the best discussion, read Lowering the Bar's take on it. Coincidentally, I reviewed an article by Jeff Suzuki…
Sep 2, 2015
Next we want to talk about the vision statement. The vision statement is distinct from the mission statement. If the mission statement tells us where we are, then the vision statement tells…
Sep 1, 2015
Mission statements explain what you do. They are simple and elegant statement. For instance, let's assume we are creating a mission statement for a hypothetical coffee shop, which will call the Coffee…
Aug 31, 2015
Lately, I have been working on a new startup. As part of the startup process, I wanted to explain to potential funders what we stand for. It's easy to create a proforma…