Re: [PLUG] [plug-announce] Tue Mar 14 - PLUG North - "Remedial Math for Programmers" by Walt Mankowski (7pm EDT online)

[Walt Mankowski via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>]

Sorry, I just realized that I forgot to push the updates to the
meetings page to the website. It should be there in a few minutes. If
you're trying to connect, the URL is

https://meet.jit.si/PLUGNorthMarch2023

On Tue, Mar 14, 2023 at 01:50:26PM -0400, Walt Mankowski via plug-announce via plug wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Just a reminder that PLUG North is TONIGHT at 7 PM EDT. We sometimes
> have folks in the meetings from out of the country. If you're one of
> them, keep in mind that the US moved our close to summer time last
> Sunday. The meeting will start at 2300 UTC, which is an hour earlier
> your time than it's been for the past few months.
> 
> I'll be practicing my talk called "Remedial Math for
> Programmers". Details are below, but rest assure there's some fitting
> content for Pi Day!
> 
> Walt
> 
> On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 10:06:54AM -0500, Walt Mankowski via plug-announce via plug wrote:
> > PLUG North will be meeting on Tuesday, March 14, beginning at 7pm EDT
> > (2300 UTC). The US is switching to daylight saving time this
> > weekend. If you're planning to attend the meeting from outside the US,
> > keep in mind that we'll be starting an hour earlier than usual this
> > month! The meeting will be online. Details are at the bottom of the
> > email.
> > 
> > This month, PLUG welcomes back Walt Mankowski. Walt will be giving a talk
> > entitled "Remedial Math for Programmers", which he's practicing for
> > the upcoming CPOSC conference on April 1.
> > 
> >   Have you ever struggled through a programming interview because you
> >   couldn't remember some math you learned in high school? Do you want
> >   to understand some of the math behind video games and machine
> >   learning? Want to brush up your math skills before taking some
> >   online computer classes? Then this is the talk for you! We'll take a
> >   whirlwind tour through the most important math concepts in computer
> >   science. We'll review:
> > 
> >   * Exponents and logarithms, and why understanding them is so
> >     important to writing fast code
> > 
> >   * The modulus operator and what it's good for
> > 
> >   * Practical applications of sines and cosines
> > 
> > I originally gave a version of this talk at FOSSCON and at PLUG in
> > 2019. Back then I had a full hour, but CPOSC talks are only 30
> > minutes. I've had to chop the final section, which was basically "this
> > is the one big concept you need to understand about linear algebra".
> > Oh well.
> > 
> > We'll be using Jitsi Meet, a free and open source videoconferencing
> > platform, for the meeting. The meeting will start at 7 PM. The talk
> > will start sometime around 7:15, or whenever we're all set. Q&A and
> > general banter will follow the talk.
> > 
> > You can access the meeting online at
> > 
> > https://meet.jit.si/PLUGNorthMarch2023
> > 
> > Jitsi Meet also has apps for iOS and Android. If you decide to
> > use one of those apps, use meeting code "PLUGNorthMarch2023".
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