Archive for May 2012
Spreadsheets and big data
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: May 8, 2012
Many people use spreadsheets for calculation and for storing data. The tabular format of spreadsheets, the ability to use formulas, to search the cells, to plot charts, and to change parameters and have plots redraw are compelling features of spreadsheets and have embedded them into popular use. Spreadsheets are widely use for storing and transmitting […]
Is this the sexiest mathematics job ever?
Posted by: Gary Ernest Davis on: May 6, 2012
Alexis Wajsbrot is a technical film director specializing in the simulation of  movement of  fluids and textiles. Sound sexy so far? Well, here’s some of the projects Alexis has worked on: Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix Tim Burton’s Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Prince […]
