My name is Lê and I believe that the greatest challenge in education is to make science and math appealing.
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Shannon's Information TheoryShannon's Information Theory By Lê Nguyên Hoang | Updated:2016-01 | Views: 49142 Claude Shannon may be considered one of the most influential person of the 20th Century, as he laid out the foundation of the revolutionary information theory. Yet, unfortunately, he is virtually unknown to the public. This article is a tribute to him. And the best way I've found is to explain some of the brilliant ideas he had.
Mechanism Design and the Revelation PrincipleMechanism Design and the Revelation Principle By Lê Nguyên Hoang | Updated:2016-02 | Views: 6212 Whenever you need to make a group of people interact, you are designing a mechanism. If you want to achieve a good interaction, you need to make sure your mechanism is well designed. In this article, I'll show you main features of mechanisms through various examples. I'll also talk about a great mathematical tool for mechanism design: the revelation principle.
Darwin's Theory of EvolutionDarwin's Theory of Evolution By Lê Nguyên Hoang | Updated:2016-01 | Views: 16246 Darwin's theory of evolution is one of the greatest of all time. It's also one of the most controversial. This article presents the most fundamental concepts of the theory. We'll also provide results of modern science and discuss to which extend to they confirm Darwin's postulates.
The Massive Puzzles of GravityThe Massive Puzzles of Gravity By Lê Nguyên Hoang | Updated:2016-02 | Views: 3983 This article follows the footsteps of the giants of physics that have moulded our current understanding of gravity. It is a series of brilliant inspirations, usually accompanied by deceiving misconceptions. After all, even today, gravity is still a slippery concept.
The Essence of Quantum MechanicsThe Essence of Quantum Mechanics By Lê Nguyên Hoang | Updated:2016-02 | Views: 10812 Quantum mechanics is the most accurate and tested scientific theory, Its applications to real life are countless, as all new technologies are based on its principles. Yet, it's also probably the most misunderstood theory, because it constantly contradicts common sense. This article presents the most important features of the theory.
Conditional Probabilities: Know what you LearnConditional Probabilities: Know what you Learn By Lê Nguyên Hoang | Updated:2016-02 | Views: 4838 Suppose a man has two children, one of them being a boy. What's the probability of the other one being a boy too? This complex question has intrigued thinkers for long until mathematics eventually provided a great framework to better understanding of what's known as conditional probabilities. In this article, we present the ideas through the two-children problem and other fun examples.
Marriage Assignment Problem and VariantsMarriage Assignment Problem and Variants By Lê Nguyên Hoang | Updated:2016-02 | Views: 6596 Marriage problems consist in matching boys and girls. They are a very interesting class of problems that include assignment problems, which have a very large range of applications. Additional results have been found for variants which include the introduction of boys and girls' preferences, and cases where people cannot be categorized into two groups.
P versus NP: A Crucial Open ProblemP versus NP: A Crucial Open Problem By Lê Nguyên Hoang | Updated:2016-01 | Views: 6855 P=NP is probably today's most crucial open problem. Not only is it a very theoretical question in computer science and mathematics, but it also has major implications to real world. Its resolution could revolutionize the world. This article gives the definition and major results of P=NP.
Shannon's Information Theory
