ROB PRATT

I work at SAS, the largest privately held software company in the world.

Teaching

• MATH 32-008 (Spring 2000)
• MATH 32-002 (Fall 1999)
• MATH 30 (Summer Bridge 1999)
• MATH 22-006 (Spring 1999)
• MATH 31 (Fall 1998)
• MATH 10 (Summer Bridge 1998)
• MATH 31-004 (Spring 1998)
• MATH 22-006 (Fall 1997)
• MATH 22-001 (Summer II 1997)
• MATH 22-007 (Spring 1997)
• MATH 22-004 (Fall 1996)

Math/Operations Research

• The Mathematics Genealogy Project
• MIPLIB
• Linear Programming FAQ
• TSP Algorithms in Action: Animated Examples of Heuristic Algorithms
• INFORMS (Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences)
• Michael Trick's Operations Research Page
• J. E. Beasley's OR-Notes Page
• Integer Programming in Recreational Mathematics
• The Bicycle Problem
• Monopoly as a Markov Process
• Graph Theory
• MathSciNet - Mathematical Reviews on the Web
• Knot Theory on the Web
• Knot Theory
• More Knot Theory
• Even More Knot Theory
• Graphics of Möbius Strips, Knots, and Tori
• David Eppstein's Recreational Mathematics Page
• LaTeX2e Help
• Analysis WebNotes
• Corrections to Marsden and Hoffman, Elementary Classical Analysis (1993)
• Corrections to Puterman, Markov Decision Processes (1994)
• Corrections to Waterman, Introduction to Computational Biology (1995)
• Corrections to West, Introduction to Graph Theory (1996)
• Corrections to Cook, et al., Combinatorial Optimization (1998)
• Corrections to Wolsey, Integer Programming (1998)
• Macalester College Problems of the Week authored by Stan Wagon
  • Problem 913 animation
• Purdue University Problem of the Week
• Southwest Missouri State University Challenge Problem
• Some easier problems
• IBM's Ponder This Challenge
• 20,000 Problems Under the Sea (database of problems and solutions from journals and contests)
• On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences I have a few entries:
  • Permutations: A029571, A029572, A029573, A029574, A029575, A029576, A029577
  • Grid Colorings: A047937, A047938, A047939, A047940, A047941, A047942, A047943, A047944, A047945
  • Tic-Tac-Toe: A048245, A048246
  • Strongly Triple-Free Sets: A050296
  • Poker: A053080, A053081, A053082, A053083, A053084, A053085, A053086
  • Partitions Avoiding a + b = c: A072842
• Graphics for Complex Analysis
• Plane Curves
• Young Mathematicians Network
• AMS-MAA-SIAM Mathematical Careers Bulletin Board
• Searchable Database of Mathematics Magazine and The College Mathematics Journal
• Math Comics
• Mathematics Awareness Month
• Math in the Movies
• Math in "The Simpsons"
• Mathematical Quotations
• Google Search of comp.soft-sys.math.mathematica
• MathGroup (Mathematica newsgroup) home page
• Ted Ersek's Supplementary Mathematica Help Browser
• Mathematica Documentation Center
• Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
• Inverse Symbolic Calculator
• Plouffe's Inverter
• Robert Bosch has written some interesting papers, including one on a dynamic programming recursion for optimal piano fingerings.
• My Usenet postings

Reference

• xrefer, the web's reference engine
• French Dictionaries (and a German Math Dictionary)
• Driving Directions
• Martindale's 'The Reference Desk: Calculators On-Line'
• U.S. Savings Bonds
• The Internet Movie Database
• TV Shows
• 555-1212
• Four11
• Urban Legends
• More Urban Legends (www.snopes.com)
• The Straight Dope
• Local Movie Listings
• Basic Blackjack Strategy
• Blackjack Conditions and Specials
• The Wizard of Odds
• Poker
• Expedia Travel Agent
• www.orbits.com
• Best Book Buys
• Word of the Day

Fun Stuff

• Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (including my audition in Charlotte, NC)
• I was an extra in Patch Adams, a film shot on the UNC campus during the summer of 1998. The film stars Robin Williams, Best Supporting Actor Oscar-Winner for Good Will Hunting (1997). I guess this gives me an unofficial (extras don't really count) Bacon number of 2. See if you can figure out the "missing link" from me to Kevin Bacon.
• Michelle with friends Theresa and Kara at the 1997 Thanksgiving Party.
• Nieces and Nephews
• Works by the Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher (1898-1972)
• I am listed in the World Record of Minesweeper. Newer list here.
• The Late Show with David Letterman
• The Rest of David Letterman (includes the Bug-Eyed Lady)
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien
• The Brady Bunch
• Internet Anagram Server
• PhoneSpell
• Sweepstakes Online
• NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday Puzzle
• Language Puzzles
• Word Oddities
• Vanity License Plates
• Star Wars ASCII animation (as seen in 6/28/99 Newsweek)
• Conway's Doomsday Algorithm for Mentally Calculating the Day of the Week
• Weekly Puzzles
• Marilyn is Wrong!
• Chinook, the World Man-Machine Checkers Champion
• Al Zimmermann's Programming Contests
• Paint By Numbers
• Signature programs

Email me at: Rob.Pratt@sas.com

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