X Bubbler: Gates into engineering :: on how best to train engineers

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Gates into engineering :: on how best to train engineers

Essay 1: Kindly provided by Zeno Gaburro
Essay 2: Kindly provided by t - that's me

Both are from early 2016 and address questions posed as part of the hiring process at a cool new university in Africa. Enjoy and critique.

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Facebook Research

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SciStarter

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IBM THINK Blog

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Mathematical Moments :: AMS

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Google Research Blog

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Teen - The Huffington Post

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TienPhong :: Education :: News

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LinkedIn Engineering

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Free Technology for Teachers

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opencalculus

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Running a Math Club: My Experiences

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inclusion/exclusion

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nature.com blogs

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Capital Currents

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Caltech student blog

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dy/dan

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Education – The Nation Nigeria

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Science Editors' Choice

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Traveling Thru History

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Mother Nature Network

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Math and Multimedia

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Cosmos Magazine

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SpringerOpen blog

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Book Ends

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Change Over Time

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AIMS Center for Math and Science Education

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Visual Insight

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Cambridge University Press

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