Anyone wanna take a look at MY math?

[Svenskaflicka]

There's gotta be a typo in my math book. This is the question:

A computer can sort N names in T µs. Using the formula T = 1.18 * N^1,18, calculate how many names the computer can sort in 1 minute.

I got it to 9737 names. The book says it should be 3.4 million names...

My math test is in 2 weeks.

 

[Guest]

There's gotta be a typo in my math book. This is the question:

A computer can sort N names in T µs. Using the formula T = 1.18 * N^1,18, calculate how many names the computer can sort in 1 minute.

I got it to 9737 names. The book says it should be 3.4 million names...

My math test is in 2 weeks.

Bloody hell! I don't even understand the friggin question!!!

So my answer to you is: NO!

But I'll give you a

 

[TheEarl]

I just like seeing the two of you on Lit and in the same thread. Where've you been?

The Earl

 

[Xelebes]

There's gotta be a typo in my math book. This is the question:

A computer can sort N names in T µs. Using the formula T = 1.18 * N^1,18, calculate how many names the computer can sort in 1 minute.

I got it to 9737 names. The book says it should be 3.4 million names...

My math test is in 2 weeks.

I get 3.4 million here.

 

[Guest]

There's gotta be a typo in my math book. This is the question:

A computer can sort N names in T µs. Using the formula T = 1.18 * N^1,18, calculate how many names the computer can sort in 1 minute.

I got it to 9737 names. The book says it should be 3.4 million names...

My math test is in 2 weeks.

Tell me what this means "T µs" what units is that and I can help you with the problem.

 

[Xelebes]

T = 1.18*N^1.18

T = 60s
T = 60 000 000 microseconds

60 000 000 = 1.18*N^1.18

60 000 000/1.18 = N^1.18


(60 000 000/1.18)^(1/1.18) = N

3 394 193.18 = N

3.4 x 10^6 names = N

 

[Guest]

T = 1.18*N^1.18

T = 60s
T = 60 000 000 microseconds

60 000 000 = 1.18*N^1.18

60 000 000/1.18 = N^1.18


(60 000 000/1.18)^(1/1.18) = N

3 394 193.18 = N

3.4 x 10^6 names = N

Um... ouch?

Can I work that out on my fingers?

Would my toes help?

(Earl! Good to see you too, you reprobate. As for where I've been, I've been right here, as in in my house. Not all the time, mind, I've not been tagged or owt, but mostly here. )

 

[Xelebes]

Um... ouch?

Can I work that out on my fingers?

Would my toes help?

(Earl! Good to see you too, you reprobate. As for where I've been, I've been right here, as in in my house. Not all the time, mind, I've not been tagged or owt, but mostly here. )

May work best if you use your hair.

 

[Liar]

Um... ouch?

Can I work that out on my fingers?

I do believe you can put your fingers to better use than that.

 

[TheEarl]

Can I work that out on my fingers?

Strangely enough, I think it would be possible to do it on your fingers and toes if you had a good grasp of how to calculate in binary.

That's probably no help though.

The Earl

PS. Mostly there? Where's the rest of you been?

 

[Svenskaflicka]

T = 1.18*N^1.18

T = 60s
T = 60 000 000 microseconds

60 000 000 = 1.18*N^1.18

60 000 000/1.18 = N^1.18


(60 000 000/1.18)^(1/1.18) = N

3 394 193.18 = N

3.4 x 10^6 names = N

Xelebes, you're divine!!!

So µ stands for MICRO? As in 1.000.000? I thought it was MILLI, as in 1.000! *slaps forehead*

 

[Xelebes]

Strangely enough, I think it would be possible to do it on your fingers and toes if you had a good grasp of how to calculate in binary.

That's probably no help though.

The Earl

PS. Mostly there? Where's the rest of you been?

Your fingers and toes will only count to 1 048 576.

 

[Guest]

Xelebes, you're divine!!!

So µ stands for MICRO? As in 1.000.000? I thought it was MILLI, as in 1.000! *slaps forehead*

My pc was not letting me see the little doo-dad symbol thats why I couldn't help ya out... I was like huh what is that thingie

 

[garbage can]

There's gotta be a typo in my math book. This is the question:

A computer can sort N names in T µs. Using the formula T = 1.18 * N^1,18, calculate how many names the computer can sort in 1 minute.

I got it to 9737 names. The book says it should be 3.4 million names...

My math test is in 2 weeks.

There's a mistake in "N", you can't raise N to a 1,18 power.

 

[JamesSD]

T = 1.18*N^1.18

T = 60s
T = 60 000 000 microseconds

60 000 000 = 1.18*N^1.18

60 000 000/1.18 = N^1.18


(60 000 000/1.18)^(1/1.18) = N

3 394 193.18 = N

3.4 x 10^6 names = N

Yeah that's right.

Silly me, when I was doing it I was just thinking of 1 microsecond.

Also, an alternative method would be:
60 000 000/1.18 = N^1.18

log (60 000 000/1.18) = log (N^1.18)

log (60 000 000/1.18) = 1.18*log (N)

(log (60 000 000/1.18))/1.18 = log (N)

10^((log (60 000 000/1.18))/1.18) = (N)

It's not as elegant of course, but it still works.

Hooray I remember math! Helps that I'm a scientist who actually uses microseconds.

 

[Xelebes]

Yeah that's right.

Silly me, when I was doing it I was just thinking of 1 microsecond.

Also, an alternative method would be:
60 000 000/1.18 = N^1.18

log (60 000 000/1.18) = log (N^1.18)

log (60 000 000/1.18) = 1.18*log (N)

(log (60 000 000/1.18))/1.18 = log (N)

10^((log (60 000 000/1.18))/1.18) = (N)

It's not as elegant of course, but it still works.

Hooray I remember math! Helps that I'm a scientist who actually uses microseconds.

Yeah, I only really use milliseconds as an electronic musician - though with latency improving, I hopefully will be measuring latency with microseconds with soon.

 

[Xelebes]

There's a mistake in "N", you can't raise N to a 1,18 power.

Try that again?

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Phew! Now I can FINALLY get some sleep!

 

[TheEarl]

Your fingers and toes will only count to 1 048 576.

Shite. Of course they do.

If you had a second person, then you could count up to 1,099,511,627,776 and if you had a third then you could operate a calculator system akin to the registers inside a computer processor with the toes as one register and the fingers as another.

However, it's probably easier just to use an electronic calculator.

The Earl

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Shite. Of course they do.

If you had a second person, then you could count up to 1,099,511,627,776 and if you had a third then you could operate a calculator system akin to the registers inside a computer processor with the toes as one register and the fingers as another.

However, it's probably easier just to use an electronic calculator.

The Earl

Especially if one of them is a foot fetishist.

 

[Xelebes]

Shite. Of course they do.

If you had a second person, then you could count up to 1,099,511,627,776 and if you had a third then you could operate a calculator system akin to the registers inside a computer processor with the toes as one register and the fingers as another.

However, it's probably easier just to use an electronic calculator.

The Earl

However, one reaches a limit with an electronic calculator - unless you can program your own calculator or find a calculator that can calculate beyond 32 bits worth of numbers.

 

[Guest]

I can't decide if I'm turned on by all this astounding maths, or if I'm just plain perplexed.

I'll get back to you on that, after I've washed my hair, coated it in wax and blowdryed it (I find that separates the strands well - far better for counting with )

Lou

P.S. I've got A levels in Physics and Maths, don't ask me how the fuck I got those!

 

[Svenskaflicka]

I can't decide if I'm turned on by all this astounding maths, or if I'm just plain perplexed.

I'll get back to you on that, after I've washed my hair, coated it in wax and blowdryed it (I find that separates the strands well - far better for counting with )

Lou

P.S. I've got A levels in Physics and Maths, don't ask me how the fuck I got those!

I can't afford to bribe my teachers..!

 

[Guest]

I can't afford to bribe my teachers..!

Neither could I.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Neither could I.

Well, there's no friggin' way I'd sleep with my Java teacher to pass the exam. The man looks like a hamster!