Computer science and Basic algebraic techniques

[Melinda]

I just wanted to post so I am associated with this discussion.

As you were.....

Im working my way through equations! Stuff is actually coming back to me.
Im about to do this one, race you Badgers!

• Batteries for a radio have a mean life of 160 hours and a standard deviation of 30 hours. Assuming the battery life follows a normal distribution, calculate:

(a) The proportion of batteries which have a life of between 150 hours and 180 hours.

( b)The range (symmetrical about the mean) within which 75% of batteries lie.

 

[Xanadu]

a) 37.81%

 

[Melinda]

What does all this have to do with computer science by the way?

 

[mauvais]

Directly? Not a great deal.

Logic (which this is) is critical to software design, but at least in my experience disproportionately to the time spent learning all this stuff.

 

[Xanadu]

Software design is only one part of computer science. Logic is critical to hardware design too. Microprocessors are basically lots of operators all working in conjunction.