Monthly Archives: April 2012

Helmholtz coil approximations

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Andy Rundquist

My friend Joss Ives got this blog post rolling with this tweet: https://twitter.com/#!/jossives/status/193134424634830851 What I decided to do to check this out was to integrate the field for a true coiled wire. The first thing I did was figure out … Continue reading →

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unbalanced 20-sided die?

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Andy Rundquist

My son recently bought a 20-sided “spin down” die. Here’s a similar one: It’s really useful in the game “Magic The Gathering” because you use it to keep track of your life points. My other son and I, however, were … Continue reading →

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