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Author Archives: Wayne Cook
Students, Strive to Be an Individual
I am into my fifth decade of teaching in various forms. The one constant in all of that time is that each student is an individual with unique needs and learning styles. It is impossible to meet all the needs … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Becoming, Do, Goals, Self-Worth, Uncategorized
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STEM/Computer Science Board Meeting 16 December 2020
This information is probably not as thorough as I would like. It is based off of notes I wrote on the back of a business card since I did not have any other writing material available. So, I hope I … Continue reading
Posted in Agile Methodology, C++, C++, Computers, GitHub, Java, Mentor, SCRUM, Software
Tagged Board, C++, computer languages, Computers, Functional Programming, Java, Mentor, Object Oriented Programming, OOP
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How Old is Boolean Logic?
Boolean logic was being used long before there were computers. We can go a little way back to when light bulbs were invented. There were no dimmer switches, so the light was either on or off. George Boole (1815–1864) invented … Continue reading
Posted in Boolean Algebra, Computers, Thinking
Tagged Boole, Boolean Algebra, Civilization, Computers, George Boole, Logic, Mathematics, Switches
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Are There at Least Two Sides to Every Issue?
There is quite a bit of discussion on whether both sides of an issue should be presented, or should the people who control the discussion platform have the responsibility to publish only one side? This has been an argument going … Continue reading
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Tagged circumference, computer languages, Computer Science, discussions, SCRUM, Theory of Relativity, two sides
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Using Teams to Hold Online Meetings
Showing how to have online meetings through Microsoft Teams Continue reading
Who Is the Customer?
Employee-First Approach is Key to Customer Service Success Continue reading
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Tagged Baldrige, customer, employee, Poudre Valley Hospital, Southwest Airlines
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Are You Fair Dinkum?
To Succeed, be “Fair Dinkum” or totally committed Continue reading
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Tagged committed, confirmation, fair dinkum, GUT, Instinct, solution, total commitment, wise
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Choosing a Career
In order to choose a good career with which you will be happy, start looking at your options early in your schooling. There are several aspects to consider. One of the most important is researching whether the area is increasing … Continue reading
Posted in Attitude, Becoming, Do, Goals, Mentor, Planning, Self-Worth, Serving, Uncategorized
Tagged attitude
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What is the main difference between C and Fortran?
The answer here is based on FORTRAN IV, the version of FORTRAN with which I have the most familiarity. The newer FORTRANs may have fixed the following problems. FORTRAN simply means Formula Translation. It is one of the first languages … Continue reading
The Memory Module for the Saturn V rocket
The Saturn V rocket went to the moon in the summer of 1969. Think about the technology back then and how hard it might have been to program the controls for a rocket that was to fly to the moon … Continue reading
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