Introduction Making a class schedule is one of those NP hard problems. The problem can be solved using a heuristic search algorithm to find the optimal solution‚ but it only works for simple cases. For more complex inputs and requirements‚ finding a considerably good solution can take a while‚ or it may be impossible. This is where genetic algorithms come in to the game. In this article‚ I assume that you are familiar with the basic concepts of genetic algorithms‚ and I won’t describe them in detail
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The First Generation of Computers The first generation of computers‚ beginning around the end of World War 2‚ and continuing until around the year 1957‚ included computers that used vacuum tubes‚ drum memories‚ and programming in machine code. Computers at that time where mammoth machines that did not have the power our present day desktop microcomputers. In 1950‚ the first real-time‚ interactive computer was completed by a design team at MIT. The "Whirlwind Computer‚" as it was called
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d e n ‚ U SA S OI N S o c i o l o g i c a l I n q u i r y 0 0 3 8 - 0 2 4 5 © 2 0 0 8 A l p h a Ka p p a D e l t a X XX O r i g i n a l A r t i c l e s B OO K REV I EW ESSAY B OO K REV I EW ESSAY After Katrina: A Second Generation of Books (1) The Sociology of Katrina: Perspectives on a Modern Catastrophe ‚ by David L. Brunsma‚ David Overfelt‚ and J. Steven Picou‚ eds. Rowman & Littlefield‚ Lanham‚ MD‚ 2007. 288 pp. $29.95 (2) Through the Eye of Katrina: Social
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EDSA - a generation after by J. SUN E. on MARCH 4‚ 2011 · in DEVELOPMENT BLOG‚ OPINION‚ PH.CN A generation ago an historic event unfolded in the Philippines – the 1986 EDSA Revolution. This turning-point event has made such a big impact to the nation’s socio-economic-political that it has become an important historical reference point as to how the country has come so far in improving its society and in giving its people a better life. The 1986 EDSA Revolution successfully removed the Marcos
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A disengaged generation? Analyzing the reasons for low turnout by 18-24 year olds and how turnout differs between different elections in the UK. Turnout in the United kingdom has been falling slowly for the past twenty years‚ with this general fall there has been an even bigger fall in the number of 18-24 year olds voting. In the last general election the turnout within the 18-24 age group was 45% much lower than the 63.8% average (ipsos-mori). So why does the youngest age group have the lowest
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It is not for nothing that the born free youth in 2013 has been named the “me generation”. Today’s people growing up are materialistic‚ self indulged and obsessed with themselves. This essay will explore that 19 years after the first the first democratic elections in South Africa‚ the young people of today are little different from their counterparts else where in the world. My argument will show that this is somewhat ironic because politically inspired school pupils were the catalysts for one of
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In The Wired Generation‚ Wade Jacobsen and Renata Forste write about the impact of online communication versus face to face communication and the impact of electronic media on grades. According to the authors‚ electronic use can distract from academic success‚ and at the same time facilitates social interaction and the development of social networks (Jacobsen and Forste 279 ) . The authors succeed in supporting the positive effects on social interaction and fails to support the negative effects to
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ASSIGNMENT 1 TOPIC: a) Think of an organisation‚ job or project in which you have enjoyed participating in. Which of the generations of leadership best describes it? b) Think of an organisation‚ job or project in which you did not enjoy participating in and which leadership theories best describe it. Over the years I have participated in many projects and jobs. Some have been difficult while others have been less challenging. Some jobs and projects I have enjoyed while others I detested. I
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The article “The Docomo Generation” by Murakami Mutsuko and Asif Shameen that appeared in the Reader’s Digest magazine can be said to be an extended argument with view of Japan people about the technology. The DoComo or NTT DOCOMO is the company in which‚ becomes the predominant mobile phone operator in Japan. The name is officially take from the words of the phrase‚ "do communications over the mobile network"‚ and is also from a compound word docomo‚ which means in Japanese language is "everywhere"
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Camat‚ Lyza Mae F. III- Idealism Generation of the Super Youth “To put the world right in order‚ we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order‚ we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order‚ we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.” – Confucious Making a difference is an overly intimidating statement due to the levels of responsibility and liability involved. Superheroes‚ politicians‚ businessmen
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