My encounter with magnesium

My Encounter with Quantum Computing An Introduction to Quantum Computing

An Encounter with Graphs

So far diagnosis of some problems we came across during our works with algorithms, graphs played significant roles. In this paper, we have tried to show that graphs really occupy a major role in computer science and engineering. The abstraction of problems as different graph models as well as graphs in digital system design methodology allows us to have a close look or refresher outlook on grap...

A Brief Philosophical Encounter with Science and Medicine

We show a lot of respect for science today. To back up our claims, we tend to appeal to scientific methods. It seems that we all agree that these methods are effective for gaining the truth. We can ask why science has its special status as a supplier of knowledge about our external world and our bodies. Of course, one should not always trust what scientists say. Nonetheless, epistemological jus...

Brief encounter

Text by Mitch Leslie [email protected] Brief encounter A t fi rst glance, some of the cell’s communication proteins seem ill-suited for the job. They are embedded in the outer layer of the plasma membrane and have no direct connection to the cell interior. Yet they manage to relay signals across the membrane. The proteins tend to congregate, and on page 169, Chen et al. show that this gre...

Bruno de Finetti ’ s encounter with martingales

An account of the first encounter, in 1938, of de Finetti with the notion of martingale is given. The reasons, of an actuarial nature, which led him to deal with the subject are explained, along with a description of the ensuing original contributions to the specific field of martingales. The value of some of his conclusions is, then, discussed in the light of later development of the theory. T...