Recent content by Alex

Ok, nevermind. I think I found what I was looking for. Thanks :) http://www.tinaja.com/glib/powerfit.pdf

I've tried to search for an already existing program to do this but I've found nothing that is open-source or easily incorporatable in a c program. Maybe you could help me with an example? Ie: How would I go about finding the equation of a sin curve for the points [(1,7), (2,21), (3, -14),]...

I checked the least squares method before I posted here but I wasnt sure if it would be quite right. I just skimmed over it, but I got the impression that the least squares method gave a "line of best fit" result. I need a function that will pass through every one of my points. I'll check...

Well that's the thing - I don't have a data set. I'm trying to write a program that will return an equation to a set of data that I input. I suppose I could write one to graph the data and estimate the family of that function based on that - as you mentioned - but I thought there might be an...

How would I go about finding the equation of a curve given an arbitrary number of points? Please don't give me a full explanation if you don't want to, just the name of a process by which I could do this would be fine.

So you want to average the contents of three arrays? heres a basic idea: int firstarray[]; int secondarray[]; int thirdarray[]; int Average(int somearray[]) { int average; for(int i=0;i<sizeof(somearray);i++) { average += somearray[i]; } average = average/sizeof(somearray)...

You're going to have to be a bit more specific, mate :frown:. What language are you using? What compiler? Can you post exactly the problem you're having and post the source of what you have so far?

Python would be an even better one. Simple syntax, while teaching modern programming principles. Even after you move on to a different language, it's still great for scripting!

http://swiss.csail.mit.edu/classes/6.001/abelson-sussman-lectures/ Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, Video Lectures

:P I like my desktop looking pretty. I'm happy with good old fluxbox and a ton of tranceparency :).

Yeah, I don't see how this is news, considering sub7 has been able to capture webcams for a while now, as well as do other cool things like flashing your keyboard lights, typing messages onscreen, and my personal favorite - opening the cd trays.

What I meant was that you can write programs for many different platforms with c++, while Visual Basic limits you to Windows.

visual basic is cross platform?

Well..you don't have to pay $70 for it (if you catch my drift). I mean after all, you're only using it this once, right? But regardless of whether you join the dark side, I would back up your work anyway, because it is possible to lose data when partitioning with or without partition magic.

As well as cross-platform.