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The Mathematics of Autism

John F. McGowan, Ph.D. July 9, 2012 Applied Math
Autism Prevalence by Nation
This article analyzes the soaring rates of “autism spectrum disorders” reported in the United States and other developed nations over the last twenty to thirty years.  The United States …
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Breaking the Maya Code Video Review

John F. McGowan, Ph.D. June 25, 2012 Applied Math, Suggested Reading
The Dresden Codex Page Nine
Breaking the Maya Code Year: 2008 Duration: 1 hr 56 minutes Writer/Director: David LeBrun Publisher: Night Fire Films Breaking the Maya Code (2008) is a one hour fifty-six minute …
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Ten Great Quick Calculators for Computer Users

John F. McGowan, Ph.D. June 18, 2012 Essential Math, Software
MS Windows Calculator GUI
From time to time, computer users may need to perform a quick calculation such as adding or multiplying two large numbers. This is particularly true if the computer user …
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Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II Video Review

John F. McGowan, Ph.D. June 11, 2012 Applied Math, History
We Can Do It! World War II Poster
Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II Top Secret Rosies: The Female Computers of World War II is a documentary produced, directed, and narrated by LeAnn …
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The Return of the Mythical Man Month

John F. McGowan, Ph.D. May 28, 2012 Applied Math, Software
NASA 93 Shown by COCOMO Mode
Underestimation of the cost, schedule, and risk of projects is common in software development and especially prevalent in mathematical software development. It is common to encounter extremely optimistic ideas …
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Simulating Cell Chemistry for Health and Medicine

John F. McGowan, Ph.D. May 23, 2012 Applied Math
Smoldyn Cell Simulation
Advances in mathematical and computer modeling of cell chemistry may lead to cures or effective treatments for major diseases such as cancer. This article discusses using mathematics and computer …
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How the Hippies Saved Physics Book Review

John F. McGowan, Ph.D. April 2, 2012 Applied Math, Suggested Reading
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Recent Data For Planning Mathematical Software Projects

John F. McGowan, Ph.D. January 19, 2012 Applied Math
This article is a follow up to the previous article Estimating the Cost and Schedule of Mathematical Software. In the previous article, the author advocated using software engineering expert …
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Estimating the Cost and Schedule of Mathematical Software

John F. McGowan, Ph.D. January 10, 2012 Applied Math
Basic COCOMO (Embedded)
Mathematics and mathematical software combined with today’s powerful computers can deliver large improvements in speed and efficiency as well as new useful features. Mathematical software is in widespread use: …
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A Big List of Interesting Mathematics Books Released in 2011

MathBlog Team December 16, 2011 Math Education, Suggested Reading
The following is a list of 46 interesting math books that were released in 2011. As some of you know, I run a service called Any New Books?, which …
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