You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles on the Floor

In this simulation, 66 of the 100 needles crossed a line (you can count ’em). Using this number, we get a value of pi at 3.0303—which is not 3.14—but it's not terrible for just 100 needles. With ...
IEEE

Economic Dispatch Problem Solution via Holomorphic Embedding Method on IEEE 14-Bus System for Different Loading Scenarios

Abstract: This paper presents an approach for solving the Economic Dispatch Problem (EDP) in power systems considering transmission losses in a recursive manner via a Holomorphic Embedding Method (HEM ...
IEEE

Comparative Study of Numerical Solutions to non-Linear Equations Using Regula-Falsi and Newton-Raphson Method

Abstract: This study aimed at comparing the rate of convergence and performance of Newton-Raphson and Regula-Falsi method for solving the nonlinear equations. To solve nonlinear equations, two ...
MarketWatch

College sports has a new money problem — and St. John’s may be the latest example: ‘It’s the Wild West’

Name, image and likeness (NIL) deals have flooded college sports with hundreds of millions of dollars — but universities and team general managers have been operating with little formal oversight, ...
Kansas City Star

KC cop Blayne Newton who’s killed 3 people in ‘problem’ tenure resigns

Newton resigns under a mutual separation agreement amid shootings, complaints. Agreement pays Newton $50,000 and blocks suing, appeal and rejoining KCPD. Community groups and advocates demand ...