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FactChecker replied to the thread Making the denominator of a certain fraction real.I don't know how much complex analysis you have had. If you just want to multiply by something to make the denominator real, notice... -
FactChecker replied to the thread Learning Assembly and computer architecture for x86.So "Office Space" was fiction??!? It sure seemed realistic to me. :-) (Don't it feel good to be a gangster?)
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Do web search for "banks required to use decimal math in the US", and you will find explanations. I'm aware that the government... -
FactChecker replied to the thread Programs Where did all the “fundamentals-deepening” master’s programs go?.In every subject, at every level, the curriculum is designed to cover what is needed to succeed at the next level.
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FactChecker reacted to berkeman's post in the thread B Effect of mass on the acceleration of an elastic pendulum? with Like.
Holy smokes! I've never seen that before.
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Financial institutions are required by law to perform the math in decimal. Cobol typically does this using packed decimal (BCD). This...
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x86 assembler relies on a lot of keywords. Here is part a conversion routine I wrote many years ago. Title IBM Color Graphics...
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FactChecker replied to the thread B Here's a Statistics problem for game of Polo (or Hockey if you like).You can look to see if outliers are present in the winning teams.
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FactChecker replied to the thread Learning Assembly and computer architecture for x86.Ha! If anything identifies you as a hard-core purist, that statement does! I'll be interested in how that goes. :smile:
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@Mark44 I really appreciate the offer. I want to first trying it out writing assembly with the Masm32 SDK and emu8088 emulator first...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Applied Math PhD candidate but I hate group theory.I have a fondness for Abstract Algebra (but not much ability). It answers the question: "Given the most basic, minimal assumptions about...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Applied Math PhD candidate but I hate group theory.You might want to look at the requirements for entering into the PhD program at the University and field of your choice. I would be...
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FactChecker replied to the thread B Here's a Statistics problem for game of Polo (or Hockey if you like).So it seems as though your hypothesis may be wrong. Perhaps the success of a team tends to depend on having a superstar player whose...
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FactChecker replied to the thread Finding the nth roots of a complex number.By the time one takes complex analysis, he should be comfortable leaving it as ##\sqrt 2##. Leave the approximation accuracy for the...