Author Archives: Xander

About Xander

Xander is interested in pure mathematics and mathematics education. He holds a bachelor's degree in mathematics with an emphasis in statistics from the University of Nevada, Reno, and has completed a teacher preparation program at the same institution. After completing his student teaching, he was unable to find gainful employment as a teacher, and has therefore retreated behind the ivory walls of academia in order to complete a master's degree in mathematics. As part of a teaching assistantship designed to help defray the cost of his education, Xander is also teaching remedial algebra at the university.

Spider’s Web

Posted on 17 January 2012 by Xander

My wife is an editor for the literary site Indie Ink. The goal of the site is to foster creativity in a non-judgemental and non-competitive manner. One way in which they do this is through a weekly writing challenge, where … Continue reading →

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The Collatz Fractal

Posted on 12 January 2012 by Xander

In the past, we have spent a significant amount of time discussing the Mandelbrot set and variations thereon. We saw that each Mandelbrot, multibrot, and Julia set can be characterized as a set of complex numbers that behave “nicely” with … Continue reading →

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Sudoku

Posted on 11 January 2012 by Xander

I don’t know a lot about the game Sudoku—I haven’t played that may squares, nor have I ever gotten really into the mathematical study of the game. However, I can certainly understand the attraction: there are a large number of … Continue reading →

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MMM LVII

Posted on 2 January 2012 by Xander
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A Typical Morning

Posted on 9 December 2011 by Xander

Seven weeks ago, my wife Wendryn and I brought home our daughter, Katja, from the hospital. Since Katja was born, Wendryn has been going to work in the morning, and I have been going to work in the afternoon. Every … Continue reading →

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MMM LVI

Posted on 7 November 2011 by Xander
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MMM LV

Posted on 17 October 2011 by Xander
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MMM LIV

Posted on 10 October 2011 by Xander
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MMM LIII

Posted on 3 October 2011 by Xander
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MMM LII

Posted on 26 September 2011 by Xander
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