Archive for Winter is coming

extra layers for BayesComp

Posted in Mountains, Travel with tags , , , , , , , on March 4, 2023 by xi'an

Just a reminder that Levi stands at 67.8⁰ North, which is way north of Iceland latitude-wise, and therefore prone to low temperatures, as shown by the above forecast. Hence bring extra layers! And, for the few remaining stragglers, register before the deadline, Monday 06 March.

terror war on civilians

Posted in pictures with tags , , , , , , , on October 27, 2022 by xi'an

snapshot from the Alps [#3]

Posted in Kids, Mountains, pictures, Running, Travel with tags , , , , , , , on January 2, 2016 by xi'an

snapshot from the Alps [#2]

Posted in Kids, Mountains, pictures, Travel with tags , , , , , , on December 31, 2015 by xi'an

I am cold all over…

Posted in Books, Kids, Statistics, University life with tags , , , , , , , on October 29, 2014 by xi'an

unusual snowfall on Bois de Boulogne, March 12, 2013An email from one of my Master students who sent his problem sheet (taken from Monte Carlo Statistical Methods) late:

Bonsoir Professeur
Je « suis » votre cours du mercredi dont le formalisme mathématique me fait froid partout
Avec beaucoup de difficulté je vous envoie mes exercices du premier chapitre de votre livre.

which translates as

Good evening Professor,
I “follow” your Wednesday class which mathematical formalism makes me cold all over. With much hardship, I send you the first batch of problems from your book.

I know that winter is coming, but, still, making students shudder from mathematical cold is not my primary goal when teaching Monte Carlo methods!