Splash Biography

WATSON LADD, NJ Math kid

Major: Mathematics

College/Employer: UChicago

Year of Graduation: 2013

Brief Biographical Sketch:

I am a fourth-year mathematics major at Chicago, with many intellectual interests beyond math. Many of these were formed during my time at Bergen County Academies. My interest in Fermi problems and estimation techniques was born from physics, where quick estimates are typically extremely useful things.

Past Classes

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M1003: Estimation in Splash! Fall 2012 (Oct. 06, 2012)

How much does the earth weigh? How many piano tuners in Chicago? What is the probability this coin is fair? Most math classes devote themselves to solving problems exactly, given pencil and paper and lots of time. This class is devoted to solving problems quickly, roughly, and in your head.