Originally posted on The Trickle-Down: So much advanced math relies on a firm grasp of basic Algebra and Algebra II. Today, lets take a look at logarithms! So what are logarithms? Well, first let’s look at exponential equations, such as where the 2 is a base. We all know that for example, . A general… Read more

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Originally posted on Math ∩ Programming: John Tukey, one of the developers of the Cooley-Tukey FFT algorithm. It’s often said that the Age of Information began on August 17, 1964 with the publication of Cooley and Tukey’s paper, “An Algorithm for the Machine Calculation of Complex Fourier Series.” They published a landmark algorithm which has… Read more

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Ryan Swanstrom SlideRule is a new startup focused on being on online learning hub. One of the sections of the site allows experts to create “learning paths” for a topic. Well, Claudia Gold, data scientist at Airbnb, created a learning path for data science titled Data Analysis Learning Path . The learning path covers: topics,… Read more

Technorati Tags: SQL Server,CPU,DBA Hey Guys, This is a bit off-topic, and specific to SQL Server, but this script has been very useful to me when the server is running slow.  Run the first part up to the 2nd dashed line all together and then use the identified SPID(s) in the queries below the line… Read more

Hi!  This blog is called “The Order of SQL” as both a reference to the community of SQL users I hope to cultivate here and to an upcoming e-book I am working on that explains in simple terms exactly how a SQL query is processed and in what order (no, it is NOT all processed… Read more