Recent content by sdaccord01

  1. S

    Another Calculus problem

    Makes sense, thanks for your help!
  2. S

    Another Calculus problem

    Hi, I have another Calculus problem that I'm having difficulty solving. Here's the problem: f(x) = { cx + d for x <= 2 { x^2 - cx for x > 2 f is differentiable at x = 2 What is c + d? The answer is -2, but I'm not too sure how this problem is solved. Thanks in advance!
  3. S

    Help with a Calculus problem

    Looks like the answer is -1/2, thanks a lot for your help!
  4. S

    Help with a Calculus problem

    I'm helping tutor a student in Calculus right now and it's been years since I've been exposed to the subject. I was able to figure out how to do most of the sample problems, but the following one stumped me: f(3) = 15 f(6) = 3 f'(3) = -8 f'(6) = -2 g is differentiable, and g = f^-1 (g...
  5. S

    Need help exporting .csv files in excel and preserve quotes

    Hi, I have a file in .csv format but when I try to save the file again in Excel I lose the quotes surrounding the values when I open the file in Textpad. When exporting a csv, is there a way for me to preserve the quotes?
  6. S

    EIT/FE Exam Question

    Hi, I'm trying to take the EIT test coming up in October and I'm not too sure whether I need to take the general or specific discipline for the afternoon session. I'm in California and I have a BS in Electrical Engineering but wondering if it's okay to just take the general afternoon session...
  7. S

    How to go online remotely from another computer in Linux?

    Yes, I am successfully authenticating and there is no error. $DISPLAY sounds like what my friend configured on my other machine. Can you explain how to set it on my new machine?
  8. S

    How to go online remotely from another computer in Linux?

    Hi, I have Suse 10.0 installed on my computer and the server that is connected to the Internet is Suse 9.2. Before, my friend had my old computer setup where I was able to go online remotely (I don't have internet directly) from the other computer by typing something like: ssh -l -X guest...
  9. S

    Comparing text in two files

    n0c, I figured it out, used chomp for the first statements of the while loops and everything works,thanks!
  10. S

    Comparing text in two files

    Oh wait, it does, sorry. For some reason, when i have those three elements when: file1 has: I like oranges I like apples I like pears and file2 has: I like apples I like guavas I like oranges It only returns "I like apples" But when I put in the same fourth line on both...
  11. S

    Comparing text in two files

    Hey n0c, I tried to run your code with the two files I created, but I think with you're doing line to line comparison, rather than taking into account if the one line is on line 1 of the first file and the matching line is on line 2 of the second file. I just started to learn perl, and I...
  12. S

    Comparing text in two files

    Thanks for your help, I appreciate the example.
  13. S

    Comparing text in two files

    I need help in writing a program in either Java or Perl on file input and comparing two files and their lines of text. For example, if file1 has: I like oranges I like apples I like pears and file2 has: I like apples I like guavas...
  14. S

    Should I go snowboarding tomorrow or not?

    I'm going to Heavenly tomorrow, i think the recent rain should provide for some pretty good snow. Tickets are only $59 (compared to normal ticket price of $72) at Albertson's. Never went before, but this is the 4th time snowboarding this season (4 different resorts).
  15. S

    Panasonic or Sony ?

    Used to work for Circuit City/Sears and when I worked at Circuit City, I learned what the Trinitron Tube on Sony's meant. If you look closely into a tube TV, you'll see that the TV is composed of Red, Green and Blue thin vertical lines. In a Trinitron tube, these lines do not have gaps in them...