2020 – Page 2 – Feature Column

What’s the 411?

On: February 1, 2020

In: 2020, David Austin

Tagged: 5G, Claude Shannon, polar codes, Weatherball

The intent of this column is to explain how [Claude] Shannon proposed that we measure information and how this measure helps us understand the rate at which it can be transmitted. … David Austin Grand Valley State University Introduction Tech news these days is filled with stories about the upcomingRead More →

More Measles

By: Tim McMahon

On: January 1, 2020

In: 2020, Bill Casselman

Tagged: epidemic, herd immunity, measles, SEIR model

With: 0 Comments

More Measles In this column, I shall say more about modeling the progress of an epidemic. … Bill Casselman University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Introduction This is the second Feature Column in which I discuss the mathematics involved in the transmission of measles. The first one made a fewRead More →

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