The BMI (Body Mass Index) is defined as the ratio of the body mass (m) divided by the square of the body height (h) = m/h^2. Besides the BMI there exist several other indexes: Broca Index, Ponderal Index, Waist-to-Height Ratio, Area Mass Index and the Body Shape Index. The other indexes are calculated like this:… Continue reading What is the BMI?
Iterative vs. Recursive Programming
There are different approches to solve problems in programming. One is the iterative approche and the other the recursive one. Let us look at a commonly known function, the factorial function, for example 6! which is 6*5*4*3*2*1=720. An iterative algorithm in Java would look like this: int iterative(int n) { int res = 1;… Continue reading Iterative vs. Recursive Programming
About Lottery…
Prospects of different lotteries In the following we discuss the prospects of three german lotteries: “6 aus 49”, “Keno” and “Eurojackpot”. The last one is in several european countries available. 6 aus 49 The aim of “6 aus 49” is to match 6 random numbers in an interval from 1 to 49 plus a so… Continue reading About Lottery…