In 1998, the federal government developed the body mass index (BMI) to determine ideal weights. Body mass index is calculated as 703 times the weight in pounds divided by the square of the height in inches, the obtained number is then rounded to the nearest whole number (Hint: 23.5 will be rounded to 24; 23.1 [...]
Entries from September 2008
September 21, 2008
Experimental data for the length of curve experiment
In a previous post (click on the link on the left to learn fully about the experiment, and the assigned problems), I talked
about an experiment we conduct in class to compare spline and polynomial interpolation. If you do not want to conduct the experiment itself but want the (x,y) data to see for yourself how [...]
September 14, 2008
A better way to show conversion of decimal fractional number to binary
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September 6, 2008
Finding height of atmosphere using nonlinear regression
Here is an example of finding the height of the atmosphere using nonlinear regression of the mass density of air vs altitude above sea level.
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