Anthony: Thanks. Actually, I re-read your post, and you said that, didn't you? The #sites = 2pi*D*integral(0-R) r *OR* pi*D*r^2... I missed the OR. Unfortunately, I actually wrote out the equations myself (and justified your and Roger's use of units for x and y-- I was intuitively bothered by the use of y in the same integrated equation until I worked out the units) before I realized this. Even now, after crossing out unit designators in my equation and seeing that it works out, something intuitively bothers me about it...
So, I agree with you.. but it just nags. And it's annoying. I (obviously) don't do a lot of math applications myself, just sort of a closet fan. Am I making any sense, or is this just a situation of "the units worked out, therefore it works"? In a more "realistic" setting, would equations like this be used? Or would it be more realistic to set up a finite number of simple algebra equations for each of a (hopefully) finite number of sites in a given area? Since Matt did not specify that it was indeed mana that he was transporting, it's difficult to say how to set this up. If it's mana fountains-- those are likely rare, and the algebra can be used. If it's something like grass pollen from a grassy valley, then the calculus can be employed. -vk -------------- Original message -------------- From: Anthony Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Actually, I think you're both saying generally the same thing. > > Roger's D is a density unit to be determined later. Anthony's is > > sites/area. > > > > However, I'm confused. Anthony-- where is 2pi coming from? > > circumference = 2pi * r > area = integral (0-R) of 2pi*r = pi R^2. > > Yes, I wrote it in an obscure way. That's because I was trying to make > the later math clearer. > _______________________________________________ > GurpsNet-L mailing list > http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l _______________________________________________ GurpsNet-L mailing list <[email protected]> http://mail.sjgames.com/mailman/listinfo/gurpsnet-l
