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I am the founder of the computer science program at https://www.ncssm.edu, a nationally recognized magnet school for science and math that is a campus of The University of North Carolina. This is my 22nd year there. My resume can be seen here.

I completed my undergraduate degree at Indiana University and my Ph. D at The University of Texas.

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Examples of patterns that eventually fail
Feb 21, 2012
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Why is $L^{\infty}$ not separable?
Jan 9, 2012
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Collection of surprising identities and equations.
Sep 30, 2013
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Is there a mathematical symbol for "For every element"?
Jun 19, 2012
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What is the purpose of the first test in an inductive proof?
Dec 1, 2013
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Your favourite application of the Baire Category Theorem
Jul 2, 2012
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Prove: $\int_0^\infty \sin (x^2) \, dx$ converges.
Feb 3, 2012
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Prime factorization of 1
Jun 23, 2011
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Why $0!$ is equal to $1$?
Nov 1, 2012
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Interesting "real life" applications of serious theorems
May 15, 2014
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Courtesy/Etiquette: Writing an Almost-Identical Answer just After the Previous.
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Is this website useful for high school students?
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What is the default C -std standard version for the current GCC (especially on Ubuntu)?
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Matplotlib plot is a no-show
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Teaching binary to 6-8 year olds
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How was TeX output visualised on screen, back in the day?
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vim command to restructure/force text to 80 columns

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