This fall I am once again the course
coordinator for MAT 137Y, an advanced
(translation: challenging and somewhat theoretical) calculus course which
caters to students in many scientific fields such as computer science,
physics, economics, actuarial science, etc.
Apparently the trend these days is for people who have web sites to have
blogs. While I may have been blogging longer than most, this is only proof
that home pages are the most pointless things on the Internet.
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April 13, 2009
As you can see, I haven't been doing much to my blog here. Most of my updates
are now posted on Facebook or on twitter. For now, the main blog is now
replaced by my twitter feed above, and
gradually the web page will be redesigned as it is getting a little outdated.
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September 18, 2007
(Source: xe.com)
A history of the Canadian dollar. (Rates vs. the US Dollar)
| October 2002 | C$1.590 (62.89 cents) |
| May 2003 | C$1.366 (73.20 cents) |
| September 2004 | C$1.300 (76.92 cents) |
| March 2005 | C$1.250 (80.00 cents) |
| May 2006 | C$1.103 (90.66 cents) |
| July 2007 | C$1.050 (95.23 cents) |
| Today | C$1.013 (98.68 cents) |
Using the Economist's Big Mac Index,
the Canadian dollar is now 10% overvalued. If only
the iPod touch were available
last month!
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August 21, 2007
Another city visited, another panorama.
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August 15, 2007
Apparently there has been a lot of confusion over the 2008 University of Toronto
admission requirements as the high school math curriculum has been revised as
of September 2007.
Check this out.
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August 6, 2007
Long time no see.
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