The Bias of 1-D Opinion Polling: Explaining the Low Polling Numbers for Candidate Beto O’Rourke
In Electoral Opinion Sampling, whether of candidates, policies, or values, it is commonplace to ask subjects yes/no questions, where someone either choses one person out of a list of candidates or says whether or not he or she agrees or disagrees with a political...
Quantum Computing Democracy
Consider the binary computer. All bits have one of two states either 0 or 1, symbolic for 'off' and 'on' with reference to a circuit as symbolic of a 'fact of the world' propositionally, A is true or false. In a quantum computer, the states may be occupied in...
The Bias of Underreporting in Experimental Design: Ranked-Choice Voting & The Case of the Latino Vote
The ‘hidden 2nd-place bias’ from my previous blog post <a href=“blog 1”> is due to a bias in the question-asking of political candidate polling, neglecting a necessary ambiguity in the answer when it can’t be precisely known. This ambiguity is essential to the...
Navier-Stokes is hard?
Navier-Stokes is hard? Author: James Lowman I was recently asked the question; "How can the Navier-Stokes equations both describe our observable world and not be known to always have solutions in 3D?" For those that don't know, the Navier-Stokes (NS) equations...
The Quadratic Equation
The Quadratic Equation Author: James Lowman The quadratic equation is always the answer. Time and time again, while tutoring students, I encounter a resistance to using an unfailing tool called the quadratic equation. This simple algebraic...
Cardinality and Countably Infinite Sets
Cardinality is a term used to describe the size of sets. Set A has the same cardinality as set B if a bijection exists between the two sets. We write this as |A| = |B|. One important type of cardinality is called “countably infinite.”
Cryptography: How the Internet We Love Almost Never Existed
Resources -The internet we love almost never existed.
Completing the Square
A brief discussion about what completing the square is and what we use it for. Focuses on using the technique for other reasons than solving equations.
Find the Vertex by Using the Quadratic Formula
The Quadratic Formula is primarily used to identify the roots (\(x\)-intercepts) of a quadratic function
10 Ways Tutoring Can Help You
Finding a good math tutor can be essential to your success in school. Tutoring can do much more
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