fair_dice_simulation

fair_dice_simulation, a C++ code which simulates N games in which two fair dice are thrown and summed, creating graphics files for processing by gnuplot().

Usage:

fair_dice_simulation n

• n is the number of times the 2 dice are thrown.

Licensing:

The information on this web page is distributed under the MIT license.

Languages:

fair_dice_simulation is available in a C version and a C++ version and a Fortran90 version and a MATLAB version and an Octave version and a Python version.

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Reference:

1. Paul Nahin,
   Digital Dice: Computational Solutions to Practical Probability Problems,
   Princeton University Press, 2008,
   ISBN13: 978-0-691-12698-2,
   LC: QA273.25.N34.
2. Dianne OLeary,
   Scientific Computing with Case Studies,
   SIAM, 2008,
   ISBN13: 978-0-898716-66-5,
   LC: QA401.O44.

Source Code:

• fair_dice_simulation.cpp, the source code.
• fair_dice_simulation.sh, compiles the source code.