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Monte Carlo Simulations: For When Math Is Just Too Hard

Thorne WolfenbargerMarch 23, 2020April 13, 2020

“Monte Carlo simulations are used to model the probability of different outcomes in a process that cannot easily be predicted due to the intervention of random variables.“ (Investopedia, 2019) For...

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Embry-Riddle Campuses Unite To Compete In NASA RASC-AL Design Competition

Thorne WolfenbargerMarch 11, 2020April 13, 2020

Dr. Davide Conte: “This is just the first year!” Over the 2019 and 2020 academic years, Embry-Riddle has been developing a proposal for the NASA RASC-AL (Revolutionary Aerospace Space Concepts...

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Binary Search: A New Algorithms and Data Structures Website

Thorne WolfenbargerFebruary 27, 2020April 13, 2020

Recently released for beta, Binary Search [binarysearch.io] renovates the traditional online coding examination and practice environment. At its core, Binary Search is one of many websites that offers an online...

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Algorithm Breakdown – Container With Most Water

Thorne WolfenbargerFebruary 13, 2020April 13, 2020

Container With Most Water (Problem #11) on the popular competitive programming site LeetCode [leetcode.com] is called “Container With Most Water.” The question prompt is as follows: “Given n non-negative integers...

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What Does System Design Actually Look Like?

Thorne WolfenbargerJanuary 22, 2020April 13, 2020

Creating a WhenIsGood Clone From Scratch System design is a complicated skill that takes engineers of all disciplines years to become proficient in, yet alone master. In order to practice...

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Goodbye Python2, Hello World Python3

Thorne WolfenbargerJanuary 13, 2020April 13, 2020

The New Year Brings The Official End Of Python2 Support After a long and successful history, Python2 has finally reached its end of life (EOL) for support from the Python...

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What is the Internet? (In 500 Words or Less)

Thorne WolfenbargerDecember 2, 2019April 13, 2020

In general, people have a basic grasp of what the internet is, but there are some common misconceptions about it as well. Whether you connected to your first WiFi network...

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Computer Science Internship Application Results

Thorne WolfenbargerNovember 15, 2019April 13, 2020

Computer science is a hot major right now. As a result, obtaining quality internships involves intense competition between peers. I conducted a very informal study for those studying computer science,...

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Music Review: Jesus Is King By Kanye West

Thorne WolfenbargerNovember 1, 2019April 13, 2020

Rating: 3.5/5 After over one year of continuous release delays, on Oct. 25, 2019 musician Kanye West released his ninth studio album “Jesus Is King.” As the title suggests, the...

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Understanding the Discrimination Against Mothers In Silicon Valley

Thorne WolfenbargerOctober 16, 2019April 13, 2020

Employee Memo Reads “I'm Not Returning to Google After Maternity Leave” Workplace discrimination and retaliation is a very real thing, and the tech giant Google has once again proven themselves...