September 21, 2026
Two weeks ago, I recorded a video critiquing the new draft curriculum for Leaving Cert maths. The video, which is available below, has been widely viewed and shared. There is mounting public concern regarding the proposed changes. […]
August 25, 2020
The output of the command universalGroebnerBasis in the interface for Gfan in Macaulay2 does not distinguish between a binomial and its negative. If one needs to have this distinction for some reason when computing the universal Gröbner basis in Macaulay2, there is an easy workaround. […]
July 29, 2020
Using Macaulay2, we may compute the maximum likelihood degree (“ML degree”) of a two-way scaled Segre variety. […]
July 29, 2020
Using Macaulay2, we may compute the maximum likelihood degree (“ML degree”) of a four-way scaled Segre variety. […]