Folding@Home: THGC Needs You -Team 40051

[dogman_1234]

It all depends:

There are AP classes you can take, but they are possible easier than a lecutre in college.

Now, there could be calculus in in the test, it would be in the form of an algebraic equation asking for a rate of change:

(x2-x1)/(y2-y1)

Simple thing like that. Of course that is the slope of a secant line, or average rate of change. If warmon wanted the instantaneous rate, he would have to use the limit definition of a derivate; which is unlikely on the test, as you have pointed out.

Just for fun:

Lim h>0 [F(x+h)-F(x)]/h

Have fun differentiating!

I need to work on my calc and my Engrish!

 

[beanoslim]

 

[king smp]

I gave up when math stopped using numbers LOL
Made it as far as trigonometry and pre-calc in junior year
failed it
took it again senior year and failed it again
I did ace all three years of computer programming
of course this was the eighties so it was programming in BASIC and PASCAL LOL

 

[anti-painkilla]

Calculus, ever so practical.

 

[beanoslim]

^LOL:lol:

 

[king smp]

LOL
at age 43 I realized what my limitations are
I will never be an astronaut or MIT Electronics Engineer
while I am reasonably intelligent and have a job in IT that treats me well I know that I am not Mensa material LOL

 

[Unolocogringo]

Calculus, ever so practical.

LOL
at age 43 I realized what my limitations are
I will never be an astronaut or MIT Electronics Engineer
while I am reasonably intelligent and have a job in IT that treats me well I know that I am not Mensa material LOL

You should try again . Their requirements are not as strict,140 and above, as they used to be.
In 81 I missed by 2 points a measly 138. Which would be most likely be accepted now.

 

[king smp]

i tried the mensa test in the eighties and it was tough
just teaching myself Excel formulas strains my brain to the max LOL

 

[Unolocogringo]

i tried the mensa test in the eighties and it was tough
just teaching myself Excel formulas strains my brain to the max LOL

We all have our strengths and weaknesses. Depends on your area of interest.
Software boggles my mind.
But I can take your car apart completely and put it back together, or build you a custom home. Starting from the survey of the building site. Running the equipment for the grading.
Foundations, plumbing, electric, sheetrock, trim ,tile, lighting etc...
And hand you the keys to a finished home.

My all time favorite project was a 253 year old cabin from Kentucky.
It was labeled and carefully disassembled. with two other newer cabins.
Reconstructed here as one cabin with, A/C plumbing, 5 fireplaces, one wood heater thimble in the 3/4 basement.
It had to meet new building codes, but the owners wanted it to look original.
We purchased three old barns for trim material. Which was used for making cabinets, interior doors,pantry. Recycled wood flooring for the walls and floor in the bathrooms.
Beams from an old train depot to have sawn into flooring and . Hemlock beams for rain gutter material. Yes wooden gutters and down spouts.

All of the modern conveniences were very carefully hidden. The refrigerator was hidden in a cabinet with a door from one of the barns. The entertainment center was a built in cabinet that also hid the heat A/C ductwork for the upper bedrooms and bath.
It took 5 craftsmen 8 months to do just the finish work once the logs and roof and fireplaces were done.
A stark contrast to the 3.8 million mansion with glass elevators and a 3 stall firing range in the basement next to the golf club in Vegas.

 

[Unolocogringo]

WOW now that I look at my post ,I think I may have tested a little too much tonight.

 

[Unolocogringo]

290X should be in the 150k+ range I think, 7990 should be near or over 200k. All this depends on OC of course.

Finally got around to tinkering with the old 2p system.
Both cpu's are stable 3ghz @1.08v with temps reporting from 78 to 85 degrees.
So QRB is a little higher now.

 

[EXT64]

Wow, nice! Was that the 'tape the pins' trick? The temps sensors were always a bit wonky, but it probably isn't overheating

 

[Unolocogringo]

Wow, nice! Was that the 'tape the pins' trick? The temps sensors were always a bit wonky, but it probably isn't overheating

Yes the BSEL pin trick. Tape over the 2 pins to run 1600FSB instead of 1333.
She has been running stable for almost a week. So I think we are good. And temps only went up a few degrees.
Also used the Antec Diamond thermal paste and fabricated a duct for better air management. Memory is now running 45-54.

 

[EXT64]

Awesome! How is the PPD doing after that change?

 

[Sakkura]

You should try again . Their requirements are not as strict,140 and above, as they used to be.
In 81 I missed by 2 points a measly 138. Which would be most likely be accepted now.

Their requirements are the same as always - scoring within the top 2%. The IQ number varies based on what standard deviation is used, but that's just an artificial difference. IQ 131 at standard deviation 15 is approximately the same as IQ 149 at standard deviation 24.

If anything, IQ tests have gotten a little harder over time due to the Flynn effect - the average intelligence has increased over time.

 

[Unolocogringo]

Awesome! How is the PPD doing after that change?

Estimates depending on WU are around an extra 5000 PPD. Just looking over old logs.

 

[EXT64]

So, as I was plodding through and deleting my junk mail today I noticed one from Tom's about tutorials (it was about some competition, but that doesn't really matter). My thoughts were: do we have a tutorial (in the official tutorial section) for getting started with folding at home? And: do you guys think it would be a good idea to make one (if there isn't one)? It would be one more place for the Tom's community to see F@h and possibly get interested. It also might be the kick I need to stop being lazy and update my side of the guides. We really pretty much have it written in our buried guide thread. I could do some work updating and repackaging that, with credit of course given to those who wrote the guides and the team as a whole.

I haven't really looked into this much yet, so your thoughts or any potential problems would be appreciated.

 

[anti-painkilla]

I can spell check and rewrite.

Maybe a brief description on what it is, how to install it and where we are located for more info?

Pretty much just a summary of our first page.

 

[warmon6]

Did they ask questions like this:

Differentiate the equation to the second prime:

f(x)= 3x^2-4sin^2x+lnx-e^x

f''(x)= ?

I dont remember such a problem, then again.... after taking multiple tests this week: GED practice test, the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery), and even a swimming test. I've might of forgotten about it.

Good news though on the GED stuff though, I was told based on my practice test score (what I completed up to as I wasn't finish till today) and from my TABE test, that I'll be probably doing my full GED test sometime on the 12th of December.

Been a busy bee this week..

 

[Unolocogringo]

Did they ask questions like this:

Differentiate the equation to the second prime:

f(x)= 3x^2-4sin^2x+lnx-e^x

f''(x)= ?

I dont remember such a problem, then again.... after taking multiple tests this week: GED practice test, the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery), and even a swimming test. I've might of forgotten about it.

Good news though on the GED stuff though, I was told based on my practice test score (what I completed up to as I wasn't finish till today) and from my TABE test, that I'll be probably doing my full GED test sometime on the 12th of December.

Been a busy bee this week..

Congrats!!!!!!
But ,I would study as much as you possibly can. Especially on the tests that you scored lowest on.
The better your score the better chance you have of getting a job later on.
Here in Georgia, If you score high enough on the GED ,you automatically become eligible for HOPE scholarships to continue your education.
Not sure if other states offer this ,but a higher score will help you in the long run.

 

[EXT64]

It certainly never hurts

Though it sounds like by the time you complete this program you should be in a pretty good position to start a great career. Still with the state of things these days you want everything working for you.

 

[dogman_1234]

Did they ask questions like this:

Differentiate the equation to the second prime:

f(x)= 3x^2-4sin^2x+lnx-e^x

f''(x)= ?

I dont remember such a problem, then again.... after taking multiple tests this week: GED practice test, the ASVAB (Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery), and even a swimming test. I've might of forgotten about it.

Good news though on the GED stuff though, I was told based on my practice test score (what I completed up to as I wasn't finish till today) and from my TABE test, that I'll be probably doing my full GED test sometime on the 12th of December.

Been a busy bee this week..

Understood.

Good to hear things are going great! Keep your head in those books boy!

 

[dogman_1234]

Anyone here ever thouhgt of tryiong out the Rasperry Pi? Oh, wait, it is an ARM isn't it?

Hmmm...I wonder if there is a way to program something to operate F@H on an ARM to let F@H think it is an x86 system? Can't rewire IC's.

 

[EXT64]

You would need a core compiled for it. Unfortunately if that were done, I doubt that it would make the final deadlines for the current WUs.

 

[dogman_1234]

Distribute the workload across a few Pi's?