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Simple function that simulates survey results based on sample size and probability
What is this:
This is a simple function, part of a basic Monte Carlo simulation. It takes sample size and probability as parameters. It returns the simulation result (positive answers) plus the input ...
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Generate iCalendar .ics files with events for astrological aspects
I'm relatively new to Python, coming from a deep C++ background. I'm mostly looking for feedback on how to make my code more idiomatic/pythonic, but I would welcome and appreciate any and all other ...
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Computing nth roots of a number - SICP exercise 1.45
From SICP
Exercise 1.45:
We saw in 1.3.3 that attempting to compute square roots
by naively finding a fixed point of x/y does not converge, and that
this can be fixed by average damping.
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Golden Section Search in Lisp
I implemented the golden section search algorithm recursively in Lisp. My code is:
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Functional abstraction to find nth root of a number - Newton raphson
Below is the solution:
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