Sniffing, then squinting and holding up a Kiwi fruit a Chinese student muttered something I wasn’t sure I wanted to have translated. A classmate from Brazil leaned over, pointing to a photo in a picture dictionary. Two Korean ladies giggled, their hands covering their mouths. The lesson on food was […]
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Prime Numbers and Cyber Security
Would you like to see a nifty example of the way in which the world of mathematics can have unexpected ramifications on the world? You may be aware of the role that the special numbers e=2.718… , pi=3.14… , and the golden ratio Phi=1.618… , have in our world. It […]
The Importance of Language in Modern Life
There is no denying the fact that languages are the integral part of the cultural richness of our society and the world in which we try to lead our lives controlled and cleanly. It is significant that learning languages contributes to mutual understanding, a sense of global citizenship and personal […]
Solving the Sudoku Using Integer Programming
A 9 X9 SUDOKU puzzle has the following rules. Every row and column should have the numbers between 1 and 9 and each of the inner boxes should have the numbers between 1 and 9. Each number in every column and row and in every small box should occur only […]
The Transient Nature Of Life
The greatest reality of life is probably the transient nature of it – the people we love, the possessions we so adore, and just about everything close to us. This ephemeral nature of life is what all religions are based on. Religions not only just establish and accept this fact, […]
How to Save Nature
We know that mother nature has given us all the things we need, i.e., food, cloth and shelter. Our ancestors were also completely depend on nature. They gave complete respect to nature. They take how much they need and what they need. But as the civilization progress, the greed’s of […]
Embarrassing Moments – Laughable Foreign Language Mistakes
One of the things that often holds us back from practicing a new language is the fear of making a mistake. It’s an obvious wound in self-pride if someone laughs at you, or stares in bewilderment because while trying to ask for directions, and you get the word for “left” […]
Bridging the Language Gap Using Bilingual Picture Books
There are more than 39 million Hispanics live in the United States making it the fifth largest Spanish-speaking nation in the world. It is estimated that within five years, only Mexico will have more Spanish-speakers than the U.S. Schools are offering bilingual courses and fully integrated bilingual curriculum. In some […]
Book Review: Let There Be Light – The Story of Light From Atoms to Galaxies (2nd Edition)
This second edition of “Let there be Light: the Story of Light from Atoms to Galaxies” is, like the first edition, a delightful book. Light, or more generally electromagnetic radiation, is the vehicle that the authors use to traverse the broad subject of physics, and they do so in a […]
Introduction to Computer Programming and Programming Languages
Since computer science was recognized as a distinct academic field in 1960s, it has made great strides especially in making things a lot easier for humans. One of the issues it has solved is the way problems that need to be addressed have been translated into a code or format […]