Computer Science Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Now Bootstrap is probably best known for their mix of computer science and algebra but they are moving into more areas of the curriculum and I think that is a great thing. Last spring, while I was teaching at a new (to me) school I spend some time with a teacher of astronomy.

Computer Science 182

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Futurum

AUGUST 11, 2022

PROFESSOR RAJA GUHATHAKURTA Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics University of California Santa Cruz, USA. . Amanda talks about her astronomy work to a class of school students over Skype. The highlight of my career actually has nothing to do with astronomy! I think there are parallels between art and astronomy.

Astronomy 98

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

As I teach my Linear Algebra and Differential Equations class this semester, which uses more computing than ever, I'm thinking even more about these topics. The computer is a tool for studying mathematical ideas in the same sense that a microscope is for studying biology and a telescope is for studying astronomy.

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Mathematics Computer Algebra Calculus 52

Stephen Wolfram

DECEMBER 14, 2022

But it’s also got some “surprise” new dramatic efficiency improvements, and it’s got some first hints of major new areas that we have under development—particularly related to astronomy and celestial mechanics. Relativity also isn’t important in geography, but it is in astronomy. Introducing Astro Computation. Dates are complicated.

Astronomy 74

Astronomy Computer Construction Argumentation 74

Stephen Wolfram

JUNE 28, 2023

But what if we ask a question where the answer is some algebraic expression? But in an algebra course, one wouldn’t want to consider the unfactored form a “correct answer” to the factoring problem, even though it’s “mathematically equal”. But at first only some date functions supported granularity; now in Version 13.3

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Computer Calculus Construction Mathematics 118

Stephen Wolfram

JANUARY 9, 2024

So, for example, astronomy is an area we’ve significantly developed in Version 14 , and supporting astronomy has required adding several new “high-precision” time capabilities, such as the TimeSystem option, as well as new astronomy-oriented calendar systems. Another example concerns date arithmetic. In Version 3.0

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Stephen Wolfram

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Any integral of an algebraic function can in principle be done in terms of our general DifferentialRoot objects. Turning from calculus to algebra, we’ve added the function PolynomialSumOfSquaresList that provides a kind of “certificate of positivity” for a multivariate polynomial. But if you’re doing astronomy they can really matter.

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