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Re: Array reference help please

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  • Subject: [mg73316] Re: Array reference help please
  • From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 01:18:15 -0500 (EST)
  • Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
  • References: <eqjiid$7te$1@smc.vnet.net>

rob wrote:
> I've managed to get this code working but I'm stumped on a 
> good way to refer to the entries in the data when plotting. 
> The only thing I can get to work is to refer to the first of 
> each pair as Part[data[[i]],1] and the second as 
> Part[data[[i]],2].
> 
> And more humiliating, the second one I have to spell out 
> twice. I tried all kinds of substitutions but failed. I know 
> you gurus here know how to make this code look better and 
> run more quickly. Thanks for your time.
> 
> 
> 
> α=100;(* decay parameter*)
> 
> (* first parameter is pulse amplitude, second is time of 
> occurrence - later to follow Poisson *)
> 
> data=Table[Random[],{40},{2}];
> 
> li=Length[data];
> 
> Plot[Sum[
>          Part[data[[i]],1]  UnitStep[t-Part[data[[i]],2]]
>          Exp[-α (t-Part[data[[i]],2])],  {i,li}
>          ]
>    ,{t,0,1}]
> 

Hi Rob,

Here is one possible answer:

In[1]:=
α = 100;
data = Table[Random[], {1000}, {2}];
li = Length[data];

sum1 =
	Sum[data[[i]][[1]]*UnitStep[t - data[[i]][[2]]]*
      Exp[(-α)*(t - data[[i]][[2]])], {i, li}];

sum2 = Plus @@ (First[#1]*UnitStep[t - Last[#1]]*
        Exp[(-α)*(t - Last[#1])] & ) /@ data;

sum2 == sum1

Timing[Plot[Sum[data[[i]][[1]]*UnitStep[
        t - data[[i]][[2]]]*
       Exp[(-α)*(t - data[[i]][[2]])], {i, li}],
     {t, 0, 1}]; ]

Timing[f = Plus @@ (First[#1]*UnitStep[t - Last[#1]]*
         Exp[(-α)*(t - Last[#1])] & ) /@ data;
    Plot[f /. t -> t, {t, 0, 1}]; ]

Out[6]=
True

Out[7]=
{16.094 Second,Null}

Out[8]=
{6.062 Second,Null}

Regards,
Jean-Marc


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