Quick, what’s the square root of -1? Okay, I know. That’s an easy one. But how about the square root of i? If it’s been a while since you took complex analysis, you might have to… read more >>

February 29th is right around the corner. It’s been hibernating for the past three years, snuggling in its secret den between February 28th and March 1st. But it’s just about to emerge… read more >>

This is what happens when two logarithmic spirals love each other very much.
% Vary k from 1.5 to 3.5
k = 1.5;
t = linspace(0,k*pi,200);

r = exp(t);
x = r.*cos(t);
y =… read more >>

It’s late October. The nights are getting longer (for us North Americans, anyway), and vampire processes are sucking the life from your machine. Even a hard power cycle won’t banish the… read more >>

This is Hollis Potter (he’s the one on the right). He works on the Community team here at MathWorks. On the table next to Hollis is an L-shaped membrane, the same shape that forms the MathWorks… read more >>

One of the nice things about showing up early is getting things named after you.
See that bouncy gazelle over there? Let’s name it after the intrepid Joseph Thomson. That guy’s been back… read more >>

There you are, sprawled on a poolside lounge chair in the afternoon heat as reggae music drifts by. Gentle splashing sounds mingle with the hum of the hot tub. A frozen margarita rests within easy… read more >>

Here are some Estonian phrases that might prove useful some day.
Kas ma saan kohvi palun?
Can I have some coffee, please?
Kuidas sa ütled “eigenvalue” Eesti keeles?
How do you say… read more >>

Smartphone cameras continue to disrupt digital photography. If you are a casual photographer, over the years you have probably found yourself increasingly relying on the camera that is most readily… read more >>

Happy Valentines Day! I have been working with the MATLAB community since we launched MATLAB Central wa-aaay back at the beginning of this century. On more than one occasion we have been asked to… read more >>