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MAT 4830 Mathematical Modeling. Section 1.3 Conditional Statements. http://myhome.spu.edu/lauw. Questions. What is the purpose of a conditional statement?. Questions. Describe a conditional statement in Maple. Preview. Review Poisson Distribution Introduces the conditional statements
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MAT 4830Mathematical Modeling Section 1.3 Conditional Statements http://myhome.spu.edu/lauw
Questions • What is the purpose of a conditional statement?
Questions • Describe a conditional statement in Maple.
Preview • Review Poisson Distribution • Introduces the conditional statements • Allow the flow of control to branch into two or more sections of codes based on the truth values of a control expressions
Example 0 On average, random customers per hour come into a local Starbucks during the morning rush hours.
Example 0 What is the probability that exactly k customers come in within a time period of length T?
Idea: Approximate the scenario by a binomial model Divide T into n subintervals with equal length. Each interval is small enough such that only at most one customer comes in within the subinterval.
Idea: Approximate by a binomial model r.v. X=no. of customers comes in within a time period of length T
Idea: Approximate by a binomial model r.v. X=no. of customers comes in within a time period of length T
Poisson Distribution P(,T) Expectation: You should be able to prove this without looking at a reference.
Poisson Distribution • Model arrival process • Approximate binomial dist. when n is large
Team Homework A newsboy sells newspapers outside Grand Central Station. He has on average 100 customers per day. He buys papers for 50 cents each, sells them for 75 cents each, but cannot return unsold papers for a refund. How many papers should he buy? To maximize the expected profit
Example 1 • Consider the piecewise defined function • For each interval, we need a different formula to compute the function values
Example 1 • Consider the piecewise defined function • For each interval, we need a different formula to compute the function values Q: Input=? , Output=?
Example 1 Version 2 > fun(-2);fun(2); 4 2
Example 2 • We need 3 branches
Example 2 > fun(-3);fun(1);fun(3); -14 3 5e(-1)
Homework • Read 1.6 for formatting with printf • See webpage