As they are using blocks (that cover a square area), I don‘t understand why use MC when you can actually compute the ratios directly based on the area covered by blocks that are less or equal some distance from a defined center - other than it being more fun to use slime ofc.
"This article is a proof of concept that Minecraft can be used in higher education. We should note that the goal of this article is not to have the most accurate approximations possible, the goal is to inspire people to have fun while learning about various mathematical topics."
What‘s most striking is that a sober dialogue on opposing views/ideas has been replaced by partisanship and hatred of the othet side, whatever the subject. What do we need to do to get out of this mess?
Largest applications may well be in power systems (economic dispatch, unit commitment), material requirements planning, transportation networks, but linear programming can also be used to fit functions, think constrained regression with L1 loss.
[At this very moment, we all have microplastics coursing through our bodies. This is not the fault of not enough recycling. This is the fault of too much plastic. So I say: Let’s treat plastic like the toxic waste it is and send it where it can hurt people the least. Right now, that place is the landfill.]
Wonder why the author favors this option over incineration, which to me seems as being the better approach to get rid of it.
That would be pretty great. Even better - a movie widget that integrates IMDB and JustWatch. JustWatch tells you where you can actually stream/buy/rent a movie… I find it very helpful for dealing with ever-changing streaming catalogs.
I‘ve been using it for two years as my primary search engine, and they’ve been nailing it. Kagi‘s worth every cent. No ads, no need for DDG g-bang, because Kagi search results are above par, excellent support via email/feedback, „quick answer“ feature gives gpt reply, and now Wolfram.
Depends on what platform you use - iOS is quite buggy whereas I have close to zero issues on Mac. Turn on compatability mode (left button next to address bar) if a site does not work properly which turns of ad blocker etc.
I think this is a great idea! My kids use iPads and managing their screen time works well with what iOS has on board, but I cannot control social media, as this would nearly always intrude the privacy of the kid.
We homeschool our two kids for two years now, because both had made bad experiences in the conventional school system.
It took us a while to find our pace, but it is going very well so far. There is plenty of homeschooling material out there plus a rising number of distance learning curricula that you can pick from.
I recommend that you take a look at the school curriculum of the high school that your child will potentially join and work backwards from there. For the most part, prerequisites will boil down to language comprehension, as well as science and math :)
You as instructor will have to prepare though. We have workbooks for grammar and math, but we let them choose what books they want to read. We also have science material, like electronics kits, geologic samples, microscope, models of the human body, a few apps for geography, etc. Once a week, they meet with a private tutor.
We do not have a fixed schedule, because both kids do a lot of sports and we want to let them play and roam when they're in the mood. We usually let them chose when to work on something but require school work before screen time. We also use a point system where they receive a sticker for each completed task. When they're done with a month worth of stickers, they can pick something small from the toy store, but the stickers also help them to see what they've accomplished.
This is what worked for us, but I recommend that you try out different strategies and see what works best for you and your child. Becoming a home teacher can be a challenge, because you'll have to help your kid cross that motivational barrier quite so often and that will naturally result in conflict. Just keep in mind that the relationship to your child is more important than whether you achieved all of your daily schooling targets.
