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    Java Can't make natural logs work in java?

    I'm trying to learn java. So I'm practicing what I've learned so far by making a calculator to do formulas I learned in my finance class. But it's not working right now. case ("loan length"): Scanner inp_ll = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.print("What is the monthly...
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    Schools High school honors vs college honors?

    Here's a link to the scholarship. http://mcli.maricopa.edu/honors/presidents-scholarship Reading over it, it says the top 15% of your class. Even though he told me 20%. So before someone points that out. I already saw it. I won't know the exact percentage I graduated at until my...
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    Schools High school honors vs college honors?

    I'm a senior in high school right now. My guidance counselor called me into his office and he told me that I'm graduating in the top 20% of my class and my overall GPA from all four years of being there is 3.5. So he told me that I'm eligible for a scholarship and I should consider applying...
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    Can anyone explain how to store a string as a variable?

    I don't have any big programs. I just write programs to get me through my math classes. But I want to have the output look pretty. Like one program I have is for my finance class. prompt p if p = 1 then Prompt b,r,n,t r/100→x b/(1+x/n)^(n*t)→l disp l else Prompt b,r,n,t r/100 →...
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    Help with electron configuration?

    I don't understand it. I was absent the day it was introduced so I'm behind. I'm trying to learn from google but I can't figure it out. I thought I understood but I guess not. I picked a random element off the periodic table. Gold. I know that's sub level d row 5 column 11 So I thought...
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    I want a career with computers but I'm not sure what?

    I'm torn between software engineering and computer repair. Both are great to me. Like if my friend comes to me and says my computer is running really slow can you fix it? I love that. I love being the one to go to and I love fixing computers. Even if it took a week to fix that's a zero...
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    Am I just being lazy about school?

    I'm currently a senior in high school. I'm in Calc I right now and I'm sure by the end of the year ill be proficient enough in it. So what I want to do is take the CLEP test and get credit for it in college instead of having to repeat a semester of it. But all of the schools I want to go to...
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    If both sides of an equation are undefined does that mean its true?

    I was taking a test and basically for the answer I had limited it to two choices. A: x=3 and x does not equal 2 or B. x=3 x=2 When I plug in three, I got 3/1=12/4 so three is true. But when I plugged in two I got 3/0=8/0 So would this be true too? Or does x not equal 2? Wouldnt...
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    What is it like to pursue a masters in mathematics?

    what do you mean by focus just on math? Dont do a double major?
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    What is it like to pursue a masters in mathematics?

    I want to double major. A bachelors in computer science and mathematics. Then go to grad school for mathematics so I have a strong math background so I can be a cryptanalyst.
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    What is it like to pursue a masters in mathematics?

    I really like math and I want to major in it. I want to hopefully get a masters in math. But I want to know what is it like? Do any of you here have a masters or at least have an idea of the course? I heard getting a masters is a lot of independent research. How is that different from a...
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    TI 89 program missing a parenthesis

    I'm trying to write a program to find midpoint and distance. And here's what I have. Prompt dist If dist=1 then Prompt x,y,x2,y2 √((x2-x)^2+(y2-y)^2)→d Disp d Else Prompt xx1,xx2,yy1,yy2 (xx1+xx2)/2→a (yy1+yy2)/2→b Disp a,b Endif Endprgm When I try to run this program it...
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