Month: November 2014

Q From RC: A Distinguished Alumnus

What do our graduates do with a physics or mathematics major? For years, one of our answers has been “assistant director of the FBI” but until recently I did not know the details of our distinguished alumnus, William A. (Al) Bayse. Some surreptitious sleuthing unearthed excerpts from books about the FBI, including recently declassified information…

Computer Science Succeeds at CCSC

Each year the Computer Science department takes a trip to the Consortium of Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC) south eastern regional conference.  This year the conference was held in North Charleston South Carolina, at the College of Charleston’s north campus.  While the focus of the conference is Computer Science education, one of the more fun…

The Meta-Meaning of the Mega-Menger

Fractals are infinitely complex – infinite and complex are two carefully chosen descriptors. The Menger sponge is one of the classic construction fractals. Start with a cube. On each face draw a Tic-Tac-Toe grid of nine squares, then drill a rectangular tunnel straight through the middle square. Here’s a challenge: you can think of the…