tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11788780.post849613594872239099..comments2023-12-29T13:22:33.104-08:00Comments on JJinuxLand: Math: Factoring Numbersjjinuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270879497119114175noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11788780.post-76489309118657262452011-12-01T14:56:13.107-08:002011-12-01T14:56:13.107-08:00You are quite correct. Thank you :)You are quite correct. Thank you :)jjinuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270879497119114175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11788780.post-4677979600321091732011-11-30T09:31:51.210-08:002011-11-30T09:31:51.210-08:00As a member of the Pedantic Police, I feel "C...As a member of the Pedantic Police, I feel "Compelled" to hand out some tickets for clarity's sake:<br /><br />"a = (i / LARGE_NUM_OF_STEPS) * c" should be "a = (step / LARGE_NUM_OF_STEPS) * c", or you can change the for line above it. Being a pedant, I of course prefer the wordier version.<br /><br />"z = floor(x)" should be "z = floor(a)", since otherwise it'll always be 0.BMephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02745499320156194052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11788780.post-15522003977523443202011-11-29T18:10:16.101-08:002011-11-29T18:10:16.101-08:00"Using ideas from continous, infinitesimal ca..."Using ideas from continous, infinitesimal calculus and applying them to discrete math problems" is exactly what I had in mind, and the fact that Knuth beat me to the punch is probably a good sign. Thanks, Eric! :)jjinuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270879497119114175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11788780.post-43411878090728278542011-11-29T18:07:45.550-08:002011-11-29T18:07:45.550-08:00re: initial comment about real numbers.
A lot of ...re: initial comment about real numbers.<br /><br />A lot of the stuff in Knuth's book on Concrete math is based on the principals of using ideas from continous, infinitesimal calculus and applying them to discrete math problems (hence title con-crete). It's a great book.Eric Blochhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02699687256217967826noreply@blogger.com