of Algorithms January 21‚ 2008 Problem Set 1 Due: February 4‚ 2008. 1. In the bin packing problem‚ the input consists of a sequence of items I = {1‚ . . . ‚ n} where each item i has a size‚ which is a real number 0 ≤ ai ≤ 1. The goal is to “pack” the items in the smallest possible number of bins of unit size. Formally‚ the items should be partitioned in disjoint subsets (bins)‚ such that the total size in each bin is at most 1. The first fit heuristic scans the items one by one‚ and each item
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everyday is availability heuristic mindbug. This mind bug happens when you are given events and which event gets more media coverage and you hear more about you assume it must happen more. An example of the availability heuristic mind bug is when you hear on the national news that a group of white police officers shot and killed an unarmed black citizen somewhere in the country‚ and that same event happens in 3 different cities in the United States all in the same month‚ you come to a conclusion about
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In the article‚ “But What Do You Mean?”‚ author Deborah Tannen discusses what she has observed to be differences in ways that women and men communicate. She concludes by stating that neither communication style in incorrect‚ however‚ to alleviate miscommunication women and men should use language that is understood by both parties. While I don’t disagree with Tannen’s observations I find some flaws with her solution. Women and men are not significantly different‚ as recent brain studies have shown
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15 percent cost reduction over the next 18 months. Leadership must implement a nine-step problem solving method to identify the challenges‚ opportunities‚ solutions‚ and desirable end results to restore customer loyalty‚ employee morale‚ and stock prices. The nine-step problem solving method is defined as: step one‚ developing a problem statement; step two‚ identifying the potential cause of the problem; step three‚ verifying the likely causes by gathering data; step four‚ identifying possible
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concepts are interconnected by the rules of mathematics. Much has been written about why nature seems to work so well with these techniques. Sometimes‚ these Scientific and Mathematical concepts are hard to understand. We are afraid about solving those problems on Math and Science… but who would have thought that those fears will be replaced with amusement amd amazement.. Just like our minds telling us that “Math and Science are FUN!” Last November 14 and 15‚ 2012‚ the World of Science and Math
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Advantages of Computers Disabled: Computers have changed many disabled people’s lives‚ especially those who are unable to leave their house because of boundaries such as wheelchairs. For people who are confined to wheelchairs‚ computers give them a chance to experience many things that would not be possible for them otherwise. They can go to a particular museum web site and learn about a Van Gogh painting‚ or they can go to a science web site and learn about NASA and the space shuttle
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her during break. They nag about how much she interrupts class with her foolish questions and interpretations‚ yet no one complains about the male classmate. I thought to myself‚ “Maybe he asks better questions than she?” But after a few weeks I began to realize that the intelligence of their questions and comments tends to be the same. So why do my classmates favor the male student’s remarks over the female student’s? Everyone has their own way of saying things‚ however the way we hear what a women
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Solving Generation Y’s Passion Problem by Call Newport‚ an associate Professor of Computer Science at Georgetown University‚ posted on September 18th. 2012 on Harvard Business Review asserts that Generation Y is going into the working environment and things are not going well for them. This generation is also known as Generation me‚ and “The Worst Generation” not only due to the fact that they could be getting jobs and helping the economy‚ but also that according to reporters‚ we are selfish and
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Attendance and Participation Quiz Question 1 What is the attendance policy for University of Phoenix online courses? One message to any class forum on 2 separate days during the online week Question 2 Which of the following students has met the attendance requirement for an online course? Max posted one message on 2 separate days during the online week. Question 3 What is a substantive discussion message? Both (a) and (b). Question 4 A classmate posts a message by saying only “I agree”
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Do You Know When to Use the Correct Leadership Behavior? I. Introduction II. What is Leadership III. Type of Leadership Behaviors a. Directive Behavior b. Participative Behavior c. Supportive Behavior d. Leader Reward & Punishment Behavior e. Charismatic Behavior IV. How Do A Leader Learn the Leadership Behaviors a. Mentor b. Coach c. On the Job Experience V. Conclusion I. Introduction How does a leader decide which leadership behavior is the best one to use? There are different
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