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Calculate the Distance to Source of Lightning
Lightning discharge heats air rapidly with lightning channels reaching temperatures of up to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit (which is...

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Rule of mixtures (composites) - upper bound
The <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_mixtures rule of mixtures> is used in the mechanical design of composite structures to...

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Rule of mixtures (composites) - lower bound
The <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_mixtures rule of mixtures> is used in the mechanical design of composite structures to...

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Stress-Strain Properties - 5
Similar to the previous problem, materials may be characterized by their stiffness-to-weight ratio, which is the elastic modulus...

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Stress-Strain Properties - 4
A common measure of the ability of a material to carry load per unit mass is termed strength-to-weight ratio and is calculated b...

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Stress-Strain Properties - 3
A brittle material will not exhibit a yield point. In other words, the yield point and failure point coincide. In such cases, th...

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Stress-Strain Properties - 2
The resilience of a material is its ability to resist permanent (or plastic) deformation. The resilience coincides with the elas...

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Stress-Strain Properties - 1
This is the first in a series of problems regarding mechanics of materials, in particular, material properties drawn from stress...

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Chess probability
The difference in the ratings between two players serves as a predictor of the outcome of a match (the <http://en.wikipedia.org/...

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Fibonacci sequence
Calculate the nth Fibonacci number. Given n, return f where f = fib(n) and f(1) = 1, f(2) = 1, f(3) = 2, ... Examples: Input...

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Roll the Dice!
*Description* Return two random integers between 1 and 6, inclusive, to simulate rolling 2 dice. *Example* [x1,x2] =...

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Magic is simple (for beginners)
Determine for a magic square of order n, the magic sum m. For example m=15 for a magic square of order 3.

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Differential equations I
Given a function handle |f| an initial condition |y0| and a final time |tf|, solve numerically the differential equation dy...

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Calculate Amount of Cake Frosting
Given two input variables r and h, which stand for the radius and height of a cake, calculate the surface area of the cake you n...

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Sum all integers from 1 to 2^n
Given the number x, y must be the summation of all integers from 1 to 2^x. For instance if x=2 then y must be 1+2+3+4=10.

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Make a checkerboard matrix
Given an integer n, make an n-by-n matrix made up of alternating ones and zeros as shown below. The a(1,1) should be 1. Example...

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Calculate the Levenshtein distance between two strings
This problem description is lifted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levenshtein_distance. The Levenshtein distance between two...

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Counting Sequence
Given a vector x, find the "counting sequence" y. A counting sequence is formed by "counting" the entries in a given sequence...

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Mandelbrot Numbers
The <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandelbrot_set Mandelbrot Set> is built around a simple iterative equation. z(1) = c z...

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Bullseye Matrix
Given n (always odd), return output a that has concentric rings of the numbers 1 through (n+1)/2 around the center point. Exampl...

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Cell joiner
You are given a cell array of strings and a string delimiter. You need to produce one string which is composed of each string fr...

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Voltage in a lamp
A lamp is measured to have a resistance of R ohms when it operates at a power of P Watts. What is the voltage (in volts) being a...

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Resistance in a circuit
Two resistors with values of 6.0 ohms and 12 ohms are connected in parallel. This combination is connected in series with a 4 o...

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Linear Motion 7
A robot has a maximum rate of acceleration of a m/s2. If the robot starts from rest and reaches a velocity of v2 m/s. How far ha...

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Linear Motion 6
An experimental vehicle traveling at v1 m/s is brought to a full stop in t seconds. How far does it travel before stopping? Roun...

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Linear Motion 5
A robot moving down an incline for 3 seconds undergoes a uniform acceleration of a ft/s2. If the robot has an initial velocity o...

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Linear Motion 4
A robot accelerates at a rate of A ft/s2. Assuming the robot starts from rest how much time is required to reach an object loca...

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Linear Motion 3
Suppose a robot is moving in a straight line and steadily increases its speed. It moves from v1 ft/s to v1+2 ft/s in the first ...

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Linear Motion 2
During testing in the desert, a remotely operated vehicle travels D kilometers over rough terrain. The testing takes place over...

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Linear Motion 1
An object travels N feet in the first second of travel, N feet again during the second second of travel and N feet again during ...

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