Archive for October, 2009
Tweet for engineering (& computer science) education
The Alliance for Promoting Innovation in Engineering Education (aPIE2) is launching a new initiative, starting Monday, 19 October 2009 at the 2009 IEEE Frontiers in Education: Twitter for Engineering Education Transformation and Innovation (TwEETI).
More information on the TwEETI initiative is availabe at the TwEETI tab of the www.apie2.org website, but the idea is to encourage […]
Posted by David E. Goldberg on October 18th, 2009 under engineering education
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Laura Landweber to present “The evolution of cellular computing: A modern take on Lamarckian inheritance”
Monday, October 12 7:00 pm
1320 Digital Computer Lab
1304 W. Springfield
2009 marks not only the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth but also publication of the first evolutionary theory, Lamarck’s Philosophie Zoologique. “Lamarckian evolution” is usually distinguished from “Darwinian evolution” by its reliance on the inheritance of acquired characteristics, and as such, is usually dismissed as lacking […]
Posted by thyago on October 12th, 2009 under Genetic algorithms
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Philosophy for engineers made quick & easy
See post here.
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Posted by David E. Goldberg on October 9th, 2009 under philosophy & engineering
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