The terms multiplicand and multiplier
For those of you who don’t remember or were never taught these terms, multiplicand refers to the first number in a line of multiplication and the multiplier is the second. i.e. in 2×3=6, 2 is the multiplicand and 3 is the multiplier. These terms are useless since multiplication [...]

Currently I am about halfway through Thomas Sowell’s enlightening book, Basic Economics – A Citizen’s Guide to the Economy. I know I can not do an adequate review of a book I have not entirely read, but so far I would definitely recommend it. So many political policies and decisions can be easily [...]

After spending four years in an engineering curriculum and the last several years designing structures I would like to think I have an above average appreciation for numbers. Every day I throw around an exorbitant amount of figures, checking this versus that and verifying that I have numbers to back up my solutions.
That being [...]

Lately I have come to have a high appreciation for true originality. Whether it be in writing, music, thought, or what have you, a truly original idea is something that seems to elude me. It may be part of my mental makeup, but I seem much more disposed to chose an idea or [...]

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The world’s poorest [...]

With my workplace being nearly 40 miles away, I recently found myself with a lot of wasted time each morning and evening. Sure, I would listen to the radio: morning shows, news, talk, music, etc.., but when I thought about it it seemed very unproductive. That’s when I had the idea of listening to audio [...]