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MIT 6.00 Intro Computer Science (OCW) 16 Online
OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hi, I could really do with a little advice on the second part of ps1. I am a graduate art student and my maths isn't too good. Due to this I'm not sure whether I'm handling the logarithm function in the right way. Every time I find a prime I add it to an empty var: logs = logs + math.log(primecand) Then I attempt to figure out the ratio between the logs and the number specified: if logs < primecount: ratio = primecount / logs else: ratio = logs / primecount print logs, primecount - 1, ratio Can anyone tell me if I've got the right end of the stick here? Thanks!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

you don't need the if/else statement - you are only interested in one ratio. the ratio you are interested in is: (sum of the logarithms of primes less than n) to n or (sum of the logarithms of primes less than n) / n

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