profession n. A professing; open declaration; public avowal...

Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, G.&C. Merriam Co., Springfield MA, 1957

Prologue

I have been often dissatisfied in recent years with my ability to communicate broadly and effectively on a variety of subjects with colleagues, students, friends, and others.

Some of the reasons behind this include that the topics may be unusual to a classroom or committee venue, that the audience is hard to assemble or otherwise reach, or that the message has a level of detail that merits a written conveyance.

This set of webpages has been created with a hope and conviction that the internet technology might offer me an effective way to share ideas.

The materials presented here are a dynamic collection; they will be modified and augmented as time, energy, and inspiration permit. They are offered in a spirit of sharing and openness. I would be delighted to hear from any who might offer encouragement, criticism, or dialog.
 

Thomas F. Piatkowski
July 1999
Kalamazoo, Michigan
thomas.piatkowski@wmich .edu
 


 

Table of Contents

 
    new    10/11/09 Language : the foundation of rational empowerment
       1/23/08 How the DFA (deterministic finite automaton) is not
       8/27/06 Thoughts on being a really great college of engineering
       3/28/06 Hmm... automata theory
       2/4/06 Critical Path Method and Gantt Charts
       11/13/05 Reflections on evolution and creationism
       9/26/05 Pursuit of ideas
       5/10/05 Syllabus of life
       8/26/04 Responsibilities of the Teacher
       6/9/04 Maple and software engineering education
       9/13/02 Reforming the undergraduate curriculum in computer science
       8/20/02 cs580Lib -- a comprehensive library of Maple objects supporting instruction and research in formal languages and automata theory
       5/2/02 Eulogy for Zofia Wirszyllo
       10/21/01 The spiritual essence of computer science
       10/21/01 The system essence of computer science
       2/19/01 A State-Oriented Reference Model for UNIX: An Overview
       9/9/00 Formal models of some APUE programs
       8/29/00; 2/4/06 (revised) Executive summary style guide
       7/31/00; 5/28/08 (revised) Dzieki Ci, Panie,... (Thanks be to Thee, O Lord,...) [A Polish grace before meals]
       4/5/00 If you really want to make the world a better place
       3/8/00 Eulogy for Hattie Mikolajczyk -- including the story of Aunt Hattie's shoes
       1/9/00 The ethics of teaching
       11/19/99 A presenter's little instruction book
       11/1/99 An American's Thanksgiving Day Prayer
       10/26/99 Doing the right thing in systems programming education
       10/26/99 Terminology for formally specifying UNIX-oriented objects
     8/24/99; 1/13/05 (revised) Citation and acknowledgement guide

 


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