I am not sure about the implementation. The author seems new to webdesign. He spends 2 paragraphs explaining how he made the image changes, hint, he used a looped gif. Then he has an idea of an "after image" but then admits he cannot do it. The numbers dancing around at the end is hard to digest. It's clear that one is not moving, but that is about it.
In the comments Rahul posts a graph where circles are plotted and fade over time with random inputs. He then plots various functions where the grouping is obvious and easily digestible.
Overall it looks like a great collaboration. Someone having an design idea but incapable of executing, and something else doing a better technical implementation. While the idea is completely unoriginal, its still a fun story.
> The author seems new to webdesign.
The author of the post is Terry Tao, one of the greatest living mathematicians and recipient of the Fields medal.
I imagine that he may indeed be somewhat new to web design, however I doubt that learning it is high on his list of priorities.
EDIT: No snark intended here, by the way. I thought the context of who Tao is was important.
i completely disagree on a multitude of fronts
what is meant by 'traditional'? my understanding of plato's academia was it was a forum for discussion stead some silent note taking mass attempting to keep pace with an informer whose information is variant based on how they slept and whether they ate recently
current academic lectures need to go away
i'd rather see professors make succinct learning material, a la well edited video lectures andor notes, and offer them to students as suggested material and have a weekly meeting where the material is discussed
also, technology has always informed mathematics and trying to deny that in lieu of, what i assume is, some personal distaste for contemporary technology and its uses seems disingenuous
when i research mathematics i sometimes take time away with a pencil and paper, but usually only to find new directions to lead an idea; in the vast majority of my work i collaborate with a computer
i like using many mediums for expression, but if i were forced to choose one over the other i would definitely choose the computer
i can always do what i do on paper with a computer, the opposite would leave me severely wanting
i feel fairly confident that anything you do on a chalk board i can do on a computer, unless you can offer an example of what you mean by 'cannot be visualized with modern technology '
also, my comment spoke directly of what i think you are referring to in using the word 'exposition'.. perhaps you meant 'extempore'?
why does the academic system think, assume, require andor expect their professors to be good public communicators?
A1 = "X" B1 = Integer( 6 * Random() + 1 )
A2 = "Y" B2 = Integer( 6 * Random() + 1 )
A3 = "X+Y" B3 = B1 + B2
A4 = "Z" B4 = 7 - B1
A5 = "X+Z" B5 = B1 + B4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5P6Dihkrvus&list=PLm5k2NUmpI...