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Closest Point of Approach (CPA) mathematical formula in ship radar

I was recently searching for the mathematical formula to find closest point of approach (CPA) between one ship and another ship. I need to apply the formula in my radar ship program and I can't find ...
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Are there studies on what programming does to the brain? [closed]

Are there studies on what effects have programming languages on the brain or for that matter any other artificial languages in general, like mathematics ? Speaking from my personal experience I feel ...
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Languages/Methods to Learn for Scientific Computing?:

I'm a second-semester Junior working towards a Computer Science degree with a Scientific Computing concentration and a Mathematics degree with a concentration on Applied Discrete Mathematics. So, ...
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Which language should I use for a computationaly intensive program?

This is a multi-part question. I am writing a computational intensive program that will preform computations on very large numbers, on the scale of factorial(100) . I'm considering using Java or c++ ...
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What skills are needed for machine learning jobs?

I posted this question on Quora, but didn't get enough responses. reposting it here. I am a learner sitting at home and learning linear algebra, very interested on working in Machine Learning ...
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What is a good language to develop in for simple, yet customizable math programs?

I'm writing to ask for some guidance on choosing a language and course of action in learning programming. I've seen thread after thread with questions from newbies, asking, "What is the best language ...
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Does any programming language use variables as they're in maths?

In maths, a variable means you can put any number there, and an equation will still be true: root(square(x)) = abs(x) In programming languages, this is not so: a var can change. In Python: y = ...
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Which programming languages doesn't use operator precedence besides Lisp like languages?

And what do you think about operator precedences? Would be harder programming in language where the operations are executed in sequential order? Ex.: 2 + 3 * 4 == 20 2 + (3 * 4) == 24 Ok, Lisp ...