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Terminal Talk - The Wofford Connection - January 1978, Wofford College Computer Center

Terminal Talk

No abstract provided.

A Technique To Calculate Complex Electromagnetic Fields By Using The Finite Element Method, Davood Asgharian

Dissertations and Theses

A computer program based on Maxwell's equations is developed to calculate two-dimensional complex potentials by the Finite Element Method. This study offers a solution to a complex continuum problem by allowing a subdivision into a series of simple interrelated problems. The region of interest is divided into triangular elements. For each node in the grid, the Finite Element Method is used to set up an equation for the potential as a function of those of the surrounding nodes. All these equations are solved by the Gaussian Elimination Method. For increased accuracy this method requires a high degree of division of …

Generalized Connectors, Nicholas Pippenger

All HMC Faculty Publications and Research

An $n$-connector is an acyclic directed graph having $n$ inputs and $n$ outputs and satisfying the following condition: given any one-to-one correspondence between inputs and distinct outputs, there exists a set of vertex-disjoint paths that join each input to the corresponding output. It is known that the minimum possible number of edges in an $n$-connector lies between lower and upper bounds that are asymptotic to $3n\log _3 n$ and $6n\log _3 n$ respectively. A generalized $n$-connector satisfies the following stronger condition: given any one-to-many correspondence between inputs and disjoint sets of outputs, there exists a set of vertex-disjoint trees that …

Quantum Measurement And Gödel's Proof, Martin Zwick

Complex Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

The measurement problem in quantum mechanics has the character of a fundamental incompleteness within that theory similar to the incompleteness of axiomatic systems in mathematics, discovered and elaborated by Gödel and others. The difficulty of describing the measurement process by the time-dependent Schrodinger equation may reflect the limitations of formal language , and quantum theory may thus require a formalism consisting of two levels of description, one for the dynamics and one for measurement, levels whose relationship resembles that of a calculus and meta-calculus.

Dialectics And Catastrophe, Martin Zwick

Complex Systems Faculty Publications and Presentations

The three classical principles of Hegelian and Marxist dialectics, (1) the transformation of quantity into quality, (2) the unity and struggle of opposites, and (3) the negation of negation, can be modeled with the Catastrophe Theory of René Thom and E. C. Zeeman, especially with the ‘elementary catastrophes’ known as the cusp and the butterfly.

Collocation - A Simple, Flexible And Efficient Method For Integral And Differential Equations, Elias N. Houstis

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Structure Of The Information Base And Operations On The Entities In A System For Information Servicing Of Collectivities, Peter H. Barnev, Atanas Radenski

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Articles and Research

This paper treats, from an user point of view, the structure of the entities in the information base (IB) of a System for information servicing of collectivities (SISC) as well as the operations on these entries.

Ellpack Distribution Guide, Ronald F. Boisvert

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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The Complexity Of Numerical Methods For Elliptic Partial Differential Equations, Elias N. Houstis

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Effects Of Updates On Optimality In Tries And Doubly-Chained Trees, Douglas E. Comer

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Further Validation Of An Error Hypothesis, Linda M. Ottenstein

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Ua51/1/4 All About Us, Vol. 1 Special Edition, Wku Libraries

WKU Administration Documents

Newsletter created by WKU Libraries as a communication device to relay information to faculty and staff in the Division of Library Services. This special edition contains instructions regarding the new microfiche catalog. This catalog listed full bibliographic descriptions of complete holdings of the libraries using all of the access entries found in a traditional library card catalog. A computer output microfiche is included with the newsletter.

Infem: An Inference-Finite Element Program For Flow Problems, B. Dendrou, Elias N. Houstis

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Computer Systems Modeling, Measurement And Evaluation: Project Report 1976-1977, Peter J. Denning, Saul Rosen, Herbert D. Schwetman

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Terminal Talk - The Wofford Connection - September 1977, Wofford College Computer Center

Terminal Talk

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A High Order Difference Method For Differential Equation, Robert E. Lynch, John R. Rice

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Development And Application Of Computer Assisted Instruction For Mini-Computers, Thomas A. Burne

Masters Theses

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Properties Of Ll-Regular Languages, David A. Poplawski

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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A Software Science Analysis Of The Writing Of A Technical Paper, M. H. Halstead

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Potential Impacts Of Software Science On Software Life Cycle Management, M. H. Halstead

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Logical Data Base Design Principles For Codasyl Data Base Management Systems, Thomas I. M. Ho, Patrick A. Blosser

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Computational Aspects Of Closed Queueing Networks With Different Customer Classes, G. Balbo, S. C. Bruell, H. D. Schwetman

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Removing Duplicate Rows Of A Bounded Degree Array Using Tries, Douglas E. Comer

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Nonlinear Approximation - Final Report For Nsf Grant Gp-3294ox, John R. Rice

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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A Consciousness Simulation Model, R. Edward Mitchell Jr.

Theses

The thesis titled "A Consciousness Simulation Model" by R. Edward Mitchell (1977) explores the theoretical design of a digital model aimed at simulating human consciousness. The model is structured around a collection of independent processing modules that mimic various human cognitive and emotional processes. These modules include components for thought selection, ego/achievement, memory, and emotion processing, which interact with one another in a fashion that simulates aspects of human thought and behavior.

Mitchell's primary goal is to develop a system that could behave more like a human, particularly in communication and decision-making processes, to improve human-machine interaction. The thesis highlights …

Mouse4: An Improved Implementation Of The Ratfor Preprocessor, Douglas E. Comer

Department of Computer Science Technical Reports

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Existence In Mathematics, Willis Alberda

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977

Contemplation of the existence of mathematical entities for very apparent reasons generates a mental cycling of arguments dealing with the nature of mathematical truth, meaning in mathematics, and the obviously related question of which of these two problems should be solved first. The problem of the existence of mathematical entities dates from the first thoughts and ideas of a mathematical nature. The problem of existence in mathematics is fundamental to the domain of speculation and research on the foundations of mathematics. When we try to put ourselves in the place of those philosophers who first explored this problem we must …

Infinity & Reality, John W. Warner

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977

This paper examines the topics of infinity and reality as relevant to the conference, proposing a possible relationship between the two in order to stimulate further discussions.

Epistomology To Ontology, Charles R. Hampton

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977

This paper offers commentary on the various philosophical approaches to the foundations of mathematics and then indicates how these ideas have implications in consideration of the existence question.

Recent Problems In The Foundationsof Mathematics, Terence H. Perciante

ACMS Conference Proceedings 1977

This paper examines the foundational crises that have haunted twentieth-century mathematics, beginning with a brief review of the effects generated by Gauss, Lobachevsky, and Bolyai who each developed non-Euclidean parallel axiom. Though of mathematical interest in their own right, the significance of the new geometries was greatly magnified when it was discerned that they could be used to adequately model physical space, even to the extent that Einstein’s theory of relativity later employed as its model a non-Euclidean geometry developed by Riemann. The question that obviously presented itself was how could any given geometry be called true when it and …