if
Mathematical Programming with Python
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if: using if statements and logical expressions to control a calculation. We look at the determination of leap years, the Pittsburgh bus fare, the inclusion of a point inside an interval, and the Collatz conjecture.

Lecture notes:

The bus_fare example:

Three ways to sample a circle, one a little wasteful, one using uniform values for r and t, one using weighted values for r:

The Collatz conjecture:

The game of craps:

Heron's formula for triangle area:

The leap year:

Sort a, b, c:

Assignment #1 due on Friday, 17 January:


Last revised on 13 January 2025.