drdawud (42)in #math • 7 years agoI'm back - An updateAs some of you know, I was teaching and coaching a math team. This took up a significant amount of my time and energy…drdawud (42)in #math • 7 years agoRegarding the Geometric Meaning of DeterminantsHello steemians, it's been a very busy two weeks for me. It was midterm week, which meant creating and grading…drdawud (42)in #poem • 7 years agoA Song of IraqI composed this poem in 2012, during the Iraq war. At that that time, it bore the subtitle «رسالة إلى باراك أوباما»…drdawud (42)in #math • 7 years agoFinding the height of a Sea Island: A 1800-year old math problemIn a previous post , I wrote about how ancient surveyors attempted to find the height of a sea island. Keeping in…drdawud (42)in #science • 7 years agoPuffin beaks glow when exposed to ultraviolet lightBritish ornithologist Jamie Dunning at the University of Nottingham in England has shown that puffins have beaks…drdawud (42)in #poetry • 7 years agoPoema: El Ultimo Viaje (con traduccion)¡Mis queridos soldados! Ya hemos llegado al cabo – Juntos compartamos un vino. Después de decir adiós, Déjenme…drdawud (42)in #math • 7 years agoFinding the Height of a Distant Island: Can you solve this 1800-year old math problem?I'm still officially on vacation, but I thought I'd post anyways today. For Chinese-speaking communities around the…drdawud (42)in #math • 7 years agoAssociativity in Tropical Set TheoryToday I wanted to do something a bit different and do something more advanced. I usually blog about high school and…drdawud (42)in #math • 7 years agoSolutions to Geometry QuestionsSeveral days ago, I made a post about two simple geometry questions. Here I present my solutions: Question…drdawud (42)in #math • 7 years agoThe nth root of complex numbersThe modulus of the Pearcey Integral Function . Source: In the previous post, we showed that any complex number…drdawud (42)in #politics • 7 years agoOne Continent: Europe's Future Goes Through EurasiaImage source: wikipedia.org (public domain license) Note: This article was originally published by Thierry…drdawud (42)in #math • 7 years agoOperations on Complex Numbers and DeMoivre's TheoremStunning fractals can be created using complex numbers. Source: In the previous post, I showed how complex…drdawud (42)in #mathematics • 7 years agoThe Complex Number System: An IntroductionOur ultimate goal in this series of posts is to find all possible solutions for the nth roots of unity, and in…drdawud (42)in #photography • 7 years agoBuddhist Calligraphy on a Stone Column: Osaka, JapanThis photo was taken at a Buddhist temple in Osaka, Japan. I don't remember which one. It depicts a stone column…drdawud (42)in #colorchallenge • 7 years agoColor Challenge: PurpleHello Steemians, Here is my attempt at the color challenge. I took these photos on the grounds of the Tianyuan…drdawud (42)in #photography • 7 years agoSome Views of Gyeongbok Palace 경복궁 in Seoul, KoreaA view of Gyeonghoeru (Hangul: 경회루; Hanja: 慶會樓; Literally, "Hall of Celebration"), built in 1867. It is built upon an…drdawud (42)in #photography • 7 years agoTaipei 101 On a Cloudy EveningThe Taipei 101 Tower is a landmark the Xinyi District of the City of Taipei. It measures 509.2m tall [ Source ] and…drdawud (42)in #math • 7 years agoTwo Simple Geometry QuestionsOn this day in 1809, Joseph Liouville was born. Also on this day in 1721, Johann Sebastian Bach published his…drdawud (42)in #math • 7 years agoVieta's FormulasFrancois Viete, for whom the topic of this post is named. Source: Wikipedia.org , Public Domain François Viète…drdawud (42)in #motivation • 7 years agoReturning to the Fundamentals: On the need for Strength and ProwessNote: This essay is based on a talk given by Dr. Saiffudin Robinson. It was originally published at the now-defunct…