Since the advent of the modern computer there has been great interest in simulation of all types. It is not possible to simulate very large systems on computers. This thesis presents the algorithms necessary to simulate a college with respect to the academic relationship of the student with the college....
This simulation is a model for a tidal power-peaking plant that
can be used to determine the electrical peaking generation for a given
set of conditions.
The simulation internally contains a tide producing function
for a specific year, the hydraulic characteristics of the plant, and the
plant's machines' characteristics. The...
The repetitious nature of air conditioning calculation leads to
arithmetic errors and a high cost of designing air conditioning systems.
Short cut calculations are employed to limit the calculation
and the chance of making errors.
Computers with their high speed of calculation and the ability
to make limited "logic's decisions...
This paper makes available practical algorithms and their associated
FORTRAN IV computer programs for finding the roots of
polynomial equations.
The purpose of this paper is to examine effective algorithms
for solving polynomial algebraic equations in one unknown on a digital
computer. The advent of high - speed digital computing...
An instruction set and programming examples are described for
a Distributed Logic Memory computer organization. The computer is
designed to take advantage of the economies of very large-scale circuit
integration. In addition, the computer can grow in an orderly
way. As it grows there is increased parallelism possible so that...
An interactive man-hybrid computer algorithm is presented
for searching a set of dynamic system parameters which effect a
compromise between performance characteristics and give satisfactory
system sensitivity without any analytical calculations or a
priori indices of performance. The parameter search is conducted
in a real time design situation in which...
A decision support system (DSS) incorporating domain
expertise guides, tutors, and consults a decision maker in
opportunity, problem, and crisis identification activities. The
objective for the system is to promote improved decision making.
Using an "Independent Groups" design, an experimental study was
conducted to investigate the effects of DSS use...
Program comprehension is important in program testing, debugging, and maintenance. Programming style impacts program understanding. However, there has not been any systematic identification of individual style factors and their contribution to program comprehension. In this thesis we present a programming style taxonomy composed of three classes: typographic (program layout and...
Balanced codes, in which each codeword contains equally many 1's and 0's, are useful in such applications as in optical transmission and optical recording. When balanced codes are used, the same number of 1's and 0's pass through the channel after the transmission of every word, so the channel is...