Re: The "evolution" of GA Math
Al Getz wrote:
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> Al Getz wrote:
> >
SNIP> > >
> >
> > Hi Quark,
> >
> > Done :)
> > I added ln() to both programs, and ran the program, but it still was
> > taking a bit longer than i had time for at that moment...i'll try again
> > though for sure.
> >
> > Actually, i was thinking of making a Windows version of your program?
> > How's that sound? Too bad i dont have a good Linux yet. I went searching
> > for a boxed linux set at comp stores but didnt have any luck. CompUSA
> > doesnt seem to carry in the store anymore for some reason.
> >
> >
> > Take care,
> > Al
> >
> > And, good luck with your Euphoria programming!
> >
> > My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
> >
> <snip>
>
> Just thought i would mention...
>
> I tried ln(x+1) and it came up with an exact solution!
> Pretty cool :)
> The solution was a bit round about, but who cares, as it can
> be then put into algebraic or at least programatical form and
> used in a program to calculate something. Of course the real
> use would come with more complex formulas where the original
> isnt yet known (only the data), so im hoping it doesnt take too
> long to come up with things like that. I'd like to try it with
> curve fitting where the more traditional approach is to guess the
> formula from the physical properties...but sometimes it's hard to
> do that, so a program like this could prove very useful. You
> wouldnt have to know 'jack' about the physics, just the curve data,
> and you could get a formula! Nice :) Now just hope it's always
> going to be sorta quick enough to make it practical. If it runs all
> day i guess that's ok, but i wouldnt want to take a week or two on
> one problem...hey, saving the state would be nice too...to continue
> the run the next day...hmmm...lots to think about i guess here.
>
> If i come up with any future programs involving this sort of thing,
> how do you want to be mentioned in the doc's and say an about box...
> by 'Quark' or other name?
>
>
> Take care,
> Al
>
> And, good luck with your Euphoria programming!
>
> My bumper sticker: "I brake for LED's"
>
Hey that's great!
I do think the potential is there to solve problems for which the answer is not
known using this general approach. Also it can potentially solve problems of
some real difficulty. However, be prepared for some serious thinking about
optimizing and speed. In general, and using a marine analogy, where the solution
can be "tacked" toward, the answer can come swiftly, I think. But where the
problem has multiple specific components and "in this order" ones, the answer
will come slower by quite a bunch. Eventually, one would wish to break problems
down to parts, if possible. From a theoretical point of view, I find myself
wishing I knew a lot more about math such that I could clearly identify the
inherent difficulty of problems -- the Mohs Scale of Math Hardness so to speak...
Bottom line: at the very least, such an attempt as you describe would leave you
a wiser man who could appreciate successes where they come, and where they don't
come easily, the cause itself would be fascinating.
Quark is fine for credits. Thanks for asking.
--Quark
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