The Riddler: Betting Strategy in an Unfair Game

You are in a casino and need a flight back. Can you gamble your way out?

August 15, 2022 · Pradeep Niroula

Riddler: Knocking Bowling Pins in a Lattice

Corner Percolation Threshold in (1+1)D Lattices

August 9, 2022 · Pradeep Niroula

Riddler: Shell Game and Trapping Electrons

Markov Chains and Geometry Optimization

August 8, 2022 · Pradeep Niroula

Coins, Scales and Error Correcting Codes

What is the non-adaptive way of finding the heavier coin?

July 30, 2022 · Pradeep Niroula

Understanding gcc Vectorization

What happens under the hood when your compiler auto-vectorizes?

November 7, 2021 · Pradeep Niroula

Where does Porter-Thomas Distribution come from?

A derivation of Porter-Thomas distribution from a random quantum circuit.

November 6, 2021 · Pradeep Niroula

Cartpole Balancing Problem without Reinforcement Learning

Who needs reinforcement learning when you can get away with basic physics?

October 15, 2020 · Pradeep Niroula