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General

Taming iTunes for Classical Music (Dec 31, 2007)
Converting CDs to iTunes Audiobooks (Dec 5, 2007)
FAQ of the Rings (Dec 2, 2007)
Relationship Terms (Mar 29, 2006)
Playing Nice in E-mail (May 13, 2006)
Playing Nice on Usenet (Mar 11)
How to Find FAQ Lists (Mar 19, 2006)
Watkins Glen, New York (May 17, 2006)
“Make Money Fast” and Other Chain Letters (archived)

Technical

Windows XP Tips and Tweaks (Feb 17)
Web Resources for Web Authors (Apr 1, 2006)
C++ Reserved Identifiers (archived)
C Reserved Identifiers (archived)
MSVC++ = MS vs. C++ (archived)
Pragmas for Use with MSVC++ (archived)
Hard Disk Partitioning (archived)

Mathematics

Math Sites and Software (Sep 5, 2007)
TI-83/84 Troubleshooting (Aug 5, 2007)
Significant Digits and Rounding (Jan 31, 2007)
Prof. Marvel’s TC3 instructional pages (statistics, algebra, calculus, and TI-83 calculator)

Algebra and Precalculus

How to Convert Units of Measurement (Jul 8, 2004)
Combining Operations (Distributive Laws) (Apr 20, 2004)
Solving Polynomial Equations (Oct 15, 2006)
It’s the Law — the Laws of Exponents (Feb 13, 2006)
It’s the Law Too — the Laws of Logarithms (Aug 27, 2006)
Loan or Investment Formulas (Sep 30, 2007)
Quadratic Equations on the TI-83/84 (Aug 5, 2007)
Evaluating Functions with the TI-83/84 (Aug 5, 2007)
Graphing Functions on the TI-83/84 (Aug 5, 2007)
Graphing Piecewise Functions on the TI-83/84 (Aug 5, 2007)
Drawing Inverse Functions on the TI-83/84 (Aug 5, 2007)
Complex Numbers on the TI-83/84 (Aug 4, 2007)
Complex Numbers on the TI-89 (Aug 4, 2007)
Adding Vectors Graphically on the TI-83/84 (Aug 7, 2007)
Multiplying Vectors on the TI-83/84 (Aug 7, 2007)

Probability

Probability Histograms on the TI-83/84 (Sep 9, 2007)
Probability of Shared Birthdays (May 25, 2003)
Medical False Positives and False Negatives (Jan 12, 2004)
Binomial Probability Distribution on the TI-83/84 (Mar 25)
Binomial Probability Distribution on the TI-89 (Aug 7, 2007)
Histogram of a Binomial PD on the TI-83/84 (Sep 9, 2007)

Trigonometry

Solving Trigonometric Equations (Feb 7, 2006)
10-Minute Trig (Mar 28, 2006)
Trig without Tears (Jun 13, 2006)

Statistics, Descriptive

Descriptive Statistics of a Data Set on the TI-83/84 (Jan 27)
Skewness and Kurtosis on the TI-83/84 (Jan 26)
Histograms of Numeric Data on the TI-83/84 (Jan 20)
Frequency Polygons on the TI-83/84 (Jan 26)
Plotting Time Series on the TI-83/84 (Sep 15, 2007)
Normality Check on the TI-83/84 or TI-89 (Feb 4)
Least Squares, Down and Dirty (Aug 9, 2007)
Scatter Plot, Correlation, and Regression on the TI-83/84 (Sep 9, 2007)
Scatter Plot, Correlation, and Regression on the TI-89 (Sep 9, 2007)
Decision Points for Correlation Coefficient (Sep 23, 2007)
Getting ŷ from Any x in a Regression on the TI-83/84/89 (Aug 7, 2007)

Statistics, Inferential

Normal Calculations on the TI-83/84 or TI-89 (Mar 25)
Triage: Which Inferential Stats Case Should I Use? (Apr 26)
Inferential Statistics Cases (Apr 6)
How Big a Sample Do I Need? (Apr 26)
Top 10 Mistakes of Hypothesis Tests (Nov 6, 2007)
Critical t on the TI-83/84/89 (Jan 27)
Inferences about Standard Deviation of One Population (Oct 28, 2007)
Computing Critical χ² on the TI-83/84/89 (Jan 26)
List Operations for Paired t Test on the TI-83/84 (Oct 28, 2007)
Confidence Intervals for Two Populations (Oct 28, 2007)
Case Study: Gardasil Vaccine (Oct 28, 2007)
Inferences about Linear Correlation (Apr 4)
Inferences about Linear Regression (Apr 4)
Testing Goodness of Fit on the TI-83/84 (Apr 26)
Testing Goodness of Fit on the TI-89 (Apr 26)

Calculus

The Derivative and the Tangent Line (Jun 8, 2005)
Derivatives on the TI-83/84 (Apr 29, 2006)
Optimization (Jun 8, 2005)
Newton’s Method on the TI-83/84 or TI-89 (Aug 5, 2007)
Area by Upper and Lower Sums (Jan 12, 2004)
Definite Integrals on the TI-83/84 (Jul 20, 2003)
u-Substitution — Changing Variables in Integrals (Jan 12, 2004)

Student Success

How to Succeed in Math (Aug 16, 2007)
Why is Math so Hard? (Jan 25, 2003)
How to Work a Math Problem (May 28, 2006)
Show Your Work! (Aug 19, 2005)
How to Study Math (Aug 15, 2006)
How to Take a Math Test (Jun 30, 2005)
How to Read a Math Book (Dec 18, 2004)
Math Students’ FAQ (Mar 5, 2003)

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Products

Shareware Utilities

GREP 8.0 (May 5, 2005):
find strings or regular expressions in text or binary files; features subdirectory search and search for multiple expressions

CMP 5.23 (Jan 16, 2006):
compare text or binary files, directories, or whole directory trees, with many options for output

WHISTLE 1.9 (May 29, 2000):
play a tune on your PC, even if it has no sound card

[ shareware license ]

About

About Oak Road Systems

Stan Brown’s Résumé

Stan Brown’s Personal Page

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