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Generating random numbers from Normal distribution in C

I needed to write a random number generator in C which will generate random numbers from Normal Distribution (Gaussian Distribution). Without this component I couldn’t proceed to finish writing a C code for Heuristic Kalman Algorithm by Lyonnet and Toscano … Continue reading

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Number of trailing zeros in factorial of an integer

An integer n is given, the task is to find the number of trailing zeros in n! .

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Simpson’s 1/3rd Rule

A brief introduction to the Simpson’s 1/3rd rule and a uniform interval Composite Simpson’s 1/3rd Rule implementation.

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Trapezoidal Rule

A brief introduction to the Trapezoidal rule and a uniform interval Composite Trapezoidal Rule implementation.

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Hero’s Method : Evaluating square root of a real number

A floating point number is given. the task is to evaluate the value of its square root. We will discuss how to find the square root of a real number in this post, and also present a C Language code which does this job. The value of the root will be evaluated with the Hero’s method. Continue reading

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Finding qth real root of a real number

In this post we will see how to find nth roots of a positive real number. We will use the Newton-Raphson method to deduce an iterative formula, and see its convergence. Continue reading

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