Category Archives: Thoughts

Probability – Basic Lesson 4

In the previous lesson, we saw the definition of Expectation. Here the definition of Variance (and Standard Deviation) is given. Variance means that how much variability is in around its mean value (expected value) , and it can be written … Continue reading

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Probability – Basic Lesson 3

Here I give an example for calculating Expectation and Variance for discrete random variables. The Expectation of a variable is the average value of a function under a probability and can be written as follows: in a continuous representation the … Continue reading

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Probability – Basic Lesson 2

Check out my previous post on the four main rules of probability first and come back to this post to see a very nice example. Example: Consider we have two boxes a blue and a green, there are a number … Continue reading

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Probability – Basic Lesson 1

Main rules of probability that make life easier. Consider two random variables and , we denote the probability of X occurring as . Also means that the probability of given has happened and it is called the marginal probability. If … Continue reading

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People we should get to know – Part 1: John Bardeen

John Bardeen was a physicist and electrical engineer who have won the Nobel Prize twice. He is the only person who managed to won the Nobel prize twice in physics. The first time, he won the prize for the invention … Continue reading

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What is a DOI?

A DOI is a unique permanent number used to identify digital content which stands for Digital Object Identifier. For instance, a DOI can be generated for a journal paper you have published. DOIs provide a reliable link to your work … Continue reading

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Modify the bibliography style in Latex – Part.1

When using IEEEtran bibliography style, authors’ name are something like following: In case you need to have full first name for each author, you need to perform the following steps: 1- open IEEEtran.bst and find the following line: This line … Continue reading

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Kashi (Kashani) the Mathematician

Al-Kashi was one of the best mathematicians in the Islamic world. He was born in 1380, in Kashan, in central Iran. In order to determine sin 1°, al-Kashi discovered the following formula often attributed to François Viète in the 16th … Continue reading

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6 habbits you have to change when using TOR

You need to change some of your habits, as some things won’t work exactly as you are used to. Use the Tor BrowserTor does not protect all of your computer’s Internet traffic when you run it. Tor only protects your … Continue reading

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M-Blocks

Known as M-Blocks, the robots are cubes with no external moving parts. Nonetheless, they’re able to climb over and around one another, leap through the air, roll across the ground, and even move while suspended upside down from metallic surfaces. … Continue reading

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