[Boston.pm] threads RE: Combinatorics (in threads)

2005-11-23 Thread Ricker, William
in separate threads, Threads in Perl are sufficiently treacherous I don't use them. See Dan's comments on the last thread thread. bill ___ Boston-pm mailing list Boston-pm@mail.pm.org http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/boston-pm

Re: [Boston.pm] Permutation with Replacement considered harmful RE: Combinatorics

2005-11-23 Thread Federico Lucifredi
Hello BIll! I did not know you were a mathematician =) On The terminology point you mentioned, I must squarely place the blame of the choice of words on the way Discrete Math is taught these days. Standard texts refer to Permutation, Combination, Permutation with Repetition, and Combination

Re: [Boston.pm] Permutation with Replacement considered harmful RE: Combinatorics

2005-11-23 Thread Ricker, William
I did not know you were a mathematician =) Yup, trained in theory. This computer stuff is just applied math, With not as much math as I'd like most days, but the pay is better. :-) (I wasn't even the only Boston.PM member at the NES MAA section meeting last weekend.