On a personal note, three things everyone knows about me:
- I have my Ph.D. in Mathematics. I got my degree from Caltech. My thesis is in a fairly abstract area of mathematics called algebraic combinatorics.
- My main hobby is playing and designing boardgames. I play (and design) what are called "Eurogames". The Economist recently had an article about Eurogames. While I don't care for their nationalistic stereotyping, the article has a decent description of eurogames. To read (and buy) these kinds of games, Fun Again is a good internet resource. It's not necessarily the cheapest, but it's easy to use and has good reviews and resources. I occasionally do some work for Cambridge Games Factory, who are publishing two of my games, with the first one (tentatively) schedule to come out later this year.
- I love to read. As a child, I was a voracious reader, reading hundreds of books a year. While most of my currently reading is online, nothing compares to a good book. I used to read fantasy and sci-fi fairly heavily. Lately, however I've been reading more non-fiction. Recently I've read The Speed of Dark by Elizabeth Moon (fiction) and Masquerade: the amazing decapitations of WWI, by Seymour Reit (non-fiction), both of which I greatly enjoyed.
I hope to flesh out this blog with links to various math and education related resources when I have time.
