Thegamma functionis the most important function not usually found on a calculator. It’s the first “advanced” function you’re likely to learn about. You might see it in passing in a calculus class, in a homework problem on integration by parts, but usually not there’s not much emphasi...
Here it is needed because the gamma function is part of the distribution function formula for Student's distribution, which I need for the next calculator.
Although the gamma function can be calculated virtually as easily as any mathematically simpler function with a modern computer—even with a programmable pocket calculator—this was of course not always the case. Until the mid-20th century, mathematicians relied on hand-made tables; in the case of...
Integrator timing circuit 53 also inputs to the motherboard or control and centroid calculator 60 the fact that event detector 52 has detected a specific scintillation event for a specific PMT 15. Control and centroid calculator 60 then determines, for the specific PMT which detected the ...
into a calculator circuit 12 which at its output supplies the X and Y coordinate signals intended to serve for a visual display of a luminous dot P on the screen of an oscilloscope 13. The position of the dot P with respect to the abscissa and ordinate axes appearing on this screen ...
Integrator timing circuit 53 also inputs to the motherboard or control and centroid calculator 60 the fact that event detector 52 has detected a specific scintillation event for a specific PMT 15. Control and centroid calculator 60 then determines, for the specific PMT which detected the ...