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Entries Tagged as 'Mathematical Sciences'

Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: First Pi Day is celebrated

March 14th, 2010 · Add a Comment

Today in History – March 14, 1987 – First Pi Day is celebrated.  3/14 (3.14) was chosen by physicist Larry Shaw of the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco to be celebrated as Pi Day.
For more information, browse the Engineering Pathway’s educational resources on Pi Day and other irrational numbers.

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Tags: General Engineering, Engineering Science · Mathematical Sciences

Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: Isaac Newton and Calculus of Variations

January 26th, 2010 · Add a Comment

Today in History – January 26, 1697-  Isaac Newton solves Bernoulli’s brachistochrone problem, inventing the “calculus of variations”. The story goes that Jean Bernoulli gave Isaac Newton a challenge solve the following problem in six months:
We are given two fixed points in a vertical plane. A particle starts from rest at one [...]

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Tags: Astronomy · Computer Science · Electrical Engineering · Engineering Mechanics · General Engineering, Engineering Science · Mathematical Sciences · Mechanical Engineering · Nuclear Engineering · Physical Sciences · Physics

Engineering Education "Today in History": The clip-on tie is invented

December 13th, 2009 · Add a Comment

Today in History – December 13, 1928 – Today is Clip-on Tie Day. That’s right, on this day, 79 years ago, someone (and I couldn’t find out who) invented the clip-on tie. This fine fashion accessory often gets a bad wrap. People belittle it as the tie for people that don’t know how to [...]

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Tags: Engineering Design · Industrial Design · Mathematical Sciences

2009 Premier Award Competition – Submission date July 17

May 6th, 2009 · Add a Comment

Have you developed courseware – interactive websites, simulations, tutorials, case studies, software environments or tools – designed to enhance engineering education? We want to see it! Submissions due July 17, 2009.
The Premier Award for Excellence in Engineering Education Courseware, hosted by the Engineering Pathway, is open to a wide range of submissions of high-quality, [...]

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Engineering Education "Today in History" Blog: First Pi Day is celebrated

March 14th, 2009 · Add a Comment

Today in History – March 14, 1987 – First Pi Day is celebrated.  3/14 (3.14) was chosen by physicist Larry Shaw of the Exploratorium Museum in San Francisco to be celebrated as Pi Day.
For more information, browse the Engineering Pathway’s educational resources on Pi Day and other irrational numbers.

[Read more →]

Tags: General Engineering, Engineering Science · Mathematical Sciences

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