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Re: Simple task with Mathematica

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• Subject: [mg63047] Re: [mg63040] Simple task with Mathematica
• From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu>
• Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 22:25:21 -0500 (EST)
• Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst
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Would you kindly state this more clearly: I don't see a "first column" 
in your example, nor a second.

Lea Rebanks wrote:
> Dear Sir / Madame,
> 
> I am currently learning how to use Mathematica at college with a view to
> purchasing the program.
> 
> Having spent a week studying the documentation / Book etc of version 4 I
> am struggling to do even the most simple tasks. I have looked at other
> Math programs, but I am really impressed with the numerical precision &
> scope of Mathematica. Below is an example of a really easy task which I
> can do in a second in Excel, however I am stuck with Mathematica 4.
> Please show me the correct code to do in Mathematica. Many thanks for
> your attention.
> 
> Question:-
> 
> Given the two columns below; I am trying to take the first column (A)
> created as a list & iterate it by starting with 5 to finish with the
> second column using the function A(1) = (6.5*2)-5 (starting value from
> the second column) = 8. 
> 
> Then, for A(2) = (9.5*2)-8 =11 etc, etc giving the second column.
> Function A(x) = x*2.
> 
> (A)rea
> 
> 5
> 
> 
> 6.5
> 
> 8
> 
> 
> 9.5
> 
> 11
> 
> 
> 8.5
> 
> 6
> 
> 
> 4.5
> 
> 3
> 
> 
> 9
> 
> 15
> 
> 
> 12.5
> 
> 10
> 
> 
> 12.5
> 
> 15
> 
> 
> 17.5
> 
> 20
> 
> 
> 18.5
> 
> 17
> 
> 
> 11
> 
> 5
> 
>  
> 
> I have tried indexing with x = Range[11] & using A[[x]]-B[[x-1]]. Sorry,
> but I am really confused.
> 
>  
> 
> Many thanks for any help you can offer.
> 
>  
> 
> Best regards,
> 
>  
> 
> Lea Rebanks.
> 
> 

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  • Simple task with Mathematica
    • From: "Lea Rebanks" <lrebanks@onetelhk.net>