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#226 2014-12-13 04:50:03

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Re: Teach David

Know how to enter multiple lines in the same cell?


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#227 2014-12-13 04:56:09

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Re: Teach David

press enter?


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#228 2014-12-13 04:56:55

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Re: Teach David

That is correct. Enter these two lines

f[11]
g[11]


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#229 2014-12-13 04:58:28

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Re: Teach David

121, g[11] is the output


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#230 2014-12-13 05:03:40

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Re: Teach David

What do you think happened, why was there not 121 twice?


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#231 2014-12-13 05:06:48

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Re: Teach David

Because of the missing _


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#232 2014-12-13 05:10:05

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Re: Teach David

n_ is a pattern. It says give the name n to whatever is being passed to the function.

On the other hand, f[n] reffers to n only. It only works when you pass n


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#233 2014-12-13 05:10:29

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Re: Teach David

That is correct. It is called the slot operator. Try g[n] and see what you get.


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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#234 2014-12-13 05:32:56

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It shoukd be n^2


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#235 2014-12-13 05:35:59

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Yes, why?


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#236 2014-12-13 05:42:34

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Because it was defined to be n^2


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#237 2014-12-13 05:47:17

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Re: Teach David

Why did not 11 become 121?


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#238 2014-12-13 12:47:41

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Because 11 is not n. The function is defined for n only.


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
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#239 2014-12-13 13:29:00

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Re: Teach David

Sorry I fell asleep yesterday.


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#240 2014-12-13 20:28:28

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That is correct. So now define a function that cubes any number.


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#241 2014-12-13 20:38:34

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That is going to be hard

CubeMe[n_] := Times[n,Sum[(2 i + 1), {i, 0, n - 1}]]ž

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#242 2014-12-13 20:42:06

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Re: Teach David

Hmmm, that is correct.


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#243 2014-12-13 20:52:08

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This does not work:

CubeMe[n_] := 
 Times[Sum[Sin[i]^2 + Cos[Times[i, E^(I \[Pi]) + 2]]^2, {i, n}], 
  Sum[(2 i + 1), {i, 0, n - 1}] ]

When I say

CubeMe[30]

It says weird things like

900 (Cos[1]^2 + Cos[2]^2 + Cos[3]^2 + Cos[4]^2 + Cos[5]^2 + Cos[6]^2 +
    Cos[7]^2 + Cos[8]^2 + Cos[9]^2 + Cos[10]^2 + Cos[11]^2 + 
   Cos[12]^2 + Cos[13]^2 + Cos[14]^2 + Cos[15]^2 + Cos[16]^2 + 
   Cos[17]^2 + Cos[18]^2 + Cos[19]^2 + Cos[20]^2 + Cos[21]^2 + 
   Cos[22]^2 + Cos[23]^2 + Cos[24]^2 + Cos[25]^2 + Cos[26]^2 + 
   Cos[27]^2 + Cos[28]^2 + Cos[29]^2 + Cos[30]^2 + Sin[1]^2 + 
   Sin[2]^2 + Sin[3]^2 + Sin[4]^2 + Sin[5]^2 + Sin[6]^2 + Sin[7]^2 + 
   Sin[8]^2 + Sin[9]^2 + Sin[10]^2 + Sin[11]^2 + Sin[12]^2 + 
   Sin[13]^2 + Sin[14]^2 + Sin[15]^2 + Sin[16]^2 + Sin[17]^2 + 
   Sin[18]^2 + Sin[19]^2 + Sin[20]^2 + Sin[21]^2 + Sin[22]^2 + 
   Sin[23]^2 + Sin[24]^2 + Sin[25]^2 + Sin[26]^2 + Sin[27]^2 + 
   Sin[28]^2 + Sin[29]^2 + Sin[30]^2)

'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#244 2014-12-13 20:55:09

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Re: Teach David

CubeMe[30]//FullSimplify
or
CubeMe[30]//N


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If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
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#245 2014-12-13 20:56:15

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Re: Teach David

27000


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
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#246 2014-12-13 20:57:09

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Re: Teach David

That is correct.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#247 2014-12-13 21:01:14

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Re: Teach David

Thanks, now I know how to cube a number


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#248 2014-12-13 21:02:19

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Re: Teach David

Simpler seems f[n_]:=n^3


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#249 2014-12-13 21:17:34

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Wow! How did you discover that?


'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.

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#250 2014-12-13 21:27:33

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Re: Teach David

It is a gift.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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