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Homework Statement I am trying to find the face angles on a tetrahedron. I have only the base edge lengths, the angles connected the base edges and an (approximate) height of the top/non-base vertex. I might be able to extrapolate other information from images of the base of the tetrahedron...

pmsrw3 -- thanks, not sure why I was having so much trouble before. I did find some good explanations and I have a better, though still vague, idea of how this works now. My understanding is that when you apply the Fourier transform equation (for a 2-D image) to your image, you come up with...

Matching orientations of 2-d arrays of values -- using fft? I was discussing the following problem (a subproblem of a personal project I'm working on) with a professor: we're given two 2-d arrays of values. We know them to be identical, but they might not be oriented corrected -- i.e., 0 0...

OK, great! Thanks very much for the explanation :)

Given matrices in a vectorspace, how do you go about determining if they are independent or not? Since elements in a given vectorspace (like matrices) are vector elements of the space, I think we'd solve this the same way as we've solved for vectors in R1 -- c1u1 + c2u2 + c3u3 = 0. But I'm...

I'm applying to schools as a second bachelor's degree candidate for computer science this fall. Post-bac admission is often very competitive, and one school has posted, "it will be important to work with the department and Admissions on your applications." Admissions advisors I have spoken to...

1. The Problem: (Collision with a thin rod -- pinned and unpinned) A small object with mass n and an initial velocity of v sticks to a long thin rod of mass m and length l. The motion takes place on a horizontal frictionless surface. Answer the questions for the situation where a) the rod...

Hey All, thanks very much for your input. sin2beta -- I'm a Washington state resident (UW is an unlikely stretch, but also on my list). Appreciate the advice, and the confirmation on OSU/PSU. I'll feel comfortable with one of them if nothing else works out. Leright -- Carnegie Mellon...

What "the best school that will accept me," is, is precisely what I was hoping to figure out. I had previously assumed that if I were looking to enter robotics after graduation, that getting my undergrad from a school with a recognized robotics program would count for something. I'm...

Yes. It's common practice at many universities to have a specialization track or area of focus within an undergraduate major. I'm looking for a school that would be a good jumping off point to study robotics in depth at the graduate level.

I've already been admitted to Oregon State University and Portland State University, and intend to apply to Berkeley, Boston University, McGill, University of Wisconsin, University of Minnesota, and RPI for Fall 2010 admission. My main interest is in intelligent robotics, machine learning and...