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This tool will run small JavaScript programs. It is essentially intended for use with the book "An Introduction to Mathematics for Computing and IT Practitioners". Click an entry on the right to select one of the book's code examples.
1.3.2: Working out the triangular numbers
2.3.1: Storing a vector in an array
2.3.2: Storing a matrix in an array
3.2.3: Multiplying two 2 by 2 matrices
5.3.2: Solving a simultaneous equation
6.4.2: Finding the minimum spanning tree
7.5.1: Calculating the nth term of a given sequence V1
7.5.2: Calculating the nth term of a given sequence V2
8.2.2: Quick Sort
9.6.3: Simulation Scenario 1
9.6.4: Simulation Scenario 2
11.1.5: Converting a decimal number to binary
11.5.3: Converting binary numbers to Gray code
13.4.3: Converting an 8-bit character to MIME Base 64
15.1.2: Calculating a sequence of prime numbers
15.2.3: Euclids Algorithm
15.3.2: Calculating the square root of a binary number
15.5.2: Working out the day of the week
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Working out the day of the week
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var dayNames=new Array("Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"); var monthValue=new Array(0,3,3,6,1,4,6,2,5,0,3,5); centuryOffset=6; // Find the week day given the day, month and year in the century 21st year=13; month=8; day=31; // Find the number of leap years leapYears=Math.floor(year/4); // Make adjustment for the first two months // of a leap year. if((year%4==0) && (month<=2)) leapYears--; // Calculate the day of the week value monthOffset=monthValue[month-1]; t=year+monthOffset+day+leapYears+centuryOffset; r=t%7; document.writeln("Day="+dayNames[r]);
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