Re: Is it our math letting us down?


MobyDikc wrote:
Greg Neill wrote:
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Greg Neill wrote:


The first can easily be translated to:

x0 = 1
dx = 3
T = the set of iterations
y = |T| = the cardinality of set T

then: x = x0 + dx*|T|


How does that step follow from what is given?

It seems to me that they are clearly equal, but I don't know of any
mathematical manuever that says they are.

It looks like we're just doing pattern matching.

Could you write an algorithm that does the same derivation?

Pattern matching can be performed by algorithm.


Ok then. You got me beat. Your math must not be a limitating factor in
science and my computer programs would be a waste of your time.

If you think doing x = a + y is interesting, then yes they are a waste
of not only his time but everyone's time. It is so disgustingly trivial
that it is beyond contempt in any setting other than an introductory CS
course. You aren't even doing linear algebra worth a computer's time,
you are doing ADDITION.

Why don't you do something nontrivial such as implementing a high order
RK method to solve ordinary differential equations, or a finite
difference method to solve partial differential equations.

That is of course assuming you even know what ordinary and partial
differential equations are, which considering the way you abhor
mathematics, is highly doubtful.

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