A function machine is a way of writing rules using a flow diagram. The equation \(3j - 6 = 9\) can be shown on a function machine by writing out the functions that have been applied to \(j\) in the ...

A function machine is a way of writing rules using a flow diagram. The equation \(3j - 6 = 9\) can be shown on a function machine by writing out the functions that have been applied to \(j\) in the ...

I've been grading calculus exams this week, and even though my students did quite well overall there were a couple of errors that I see every semester. Errors that make mathematicians' heads explode.

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper presents an algorithm, based on the simplex routine, that provides a way to solve a problem in which the objective function is not ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The basic properties are stated of a linear programming problem with a linear objective function having quadratic constraints whose associated ...