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Mathematical physicist at UC Riverside; writes the Azimuth blog on mathematics, physics and environmental issues.
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Control System DesignBook Bernard Friedland
Control System Design by Bernard Friedland. Control theory rocks! I've been meaning to learn it for years. The math is easy, but the idea of setting up feedback loops to stabilize systems is cool, and the techniques to do it optimally are really fun.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, in which he lists the paper books he is reading and rates them.
2013-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
The Higher InfiniteBook Akihiro Kanamori
The Higher Infinite by Akihiro Kanimori. This book is about the whoppingly big infinities that logicians invent. I used to dislike this stuff, because it seemed useless. Now it's just a hobby for me, to stretch my mind.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, in which he lists the paper books he is reading and rates them.
2013-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
emacsSoftware
I spend a lot of time writing papers and preparing talks with free software: emacs for text editing, LaTeX for typesetting, and IrfanView for editing images.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, in which he lists the paper books he is reading and rates them.
2013-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
IrfanViewSoftware
I spend a lot of time writing papers and preparing talks with free software: emacs for text editing, LaTeX for typesetting, and IrfanView for editing images.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, in which he lists the paper books he is reading and rates them.
2013-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
AudacitySoftware
I do a lot of sound editing using a free program called Audacity.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, in which he lists the paper books he is reading and rates them.
2013-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
Yamaha ClavinovaHardware
But I also like improvising in more traditional ways. I play an electronic piano, a Yamaha Clavinova, and also drums: a dumbek and a couple of frame drums.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, in which he lists the paper books he is reading and rates them.
2013-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
WolframTonesSoftware
I've been recording electronic music using strange software like WolframTones, which lets you 'evolve' pieces using cellular automata, or QuasiMusic which generates sounds mathematically from quasicrystals - patterns that almost repeat but never quite do.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, in which he lists the paper books he is reading and rates them.
2013-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
InstikiSoftware
This uses some software called Instiki, but another guy takes care of that, a whiz named Andrew Stacey - not me.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, in which he lists the paper books he is reading and rates them.
2013-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
Principles of Planetary ClimateBook Ray Pierrehumbert
Principles of Planetary Climate by Ray Pierrehumbert. This is one I'd like to read, which I've bought, but haven't gotten far into. It tackles climate physics, not just on Earth but other planets.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, in which he lists the paper books he is reading and rates them.
2013-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
The Silk Road: A New HistoryBook Valerie Hansen
The Silk Road: A New History by Valerie Hansen. I'm going to western China this summer for a math conference, and then we'll go to Dunhuang, an old city on the Silk Road with hundreds of caves full of paintings.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview, in which he lists the paper books he is reading and rates them.
2013-07-25·usesthis.com ↗
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