J. S. Kowontan

Last seen: 7 months ago

2,678 total contributions since 2017

Computational mathematician and research scientist with specialization in algorithm development, AI and machine learning, signal and systems, modeling and simulation, physics engine development, operation research, advanced modern control and MATLAB programming.

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Pass the Threshold!!
Write a Matlab function that will take as input a matrix of arbitrary dimensions and a scalar threshold value, and return a vec...

2 years ago

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The Google Interview: Two Eggs Problem
Consider the following problem, a popular Google interview question: A firm has invented a super-strong egg. For publicity pu...

2 years ago

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Toads and Frogs Puzzle 2
On a two-dimensional board with 2n + 1 rows and 2n + 1 columns, all (2n + 1)^2 positions of the board, except the central one, a...

2 years ago

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Nash Equilibrium
In game theory, a player's *strategy* is any of the options that can be chosen in a setting where the pay-off depends not only o...

2 years ago | 3 | 4 solvers

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Reverse the input
Given an input (n), produce an output in the reverse order with out using string variables or string function. Example x ...

2 years ago

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Sum of first n terms of a harmonic progression
Given inputs a, d and n, return the sum of the first n terms of the harmonic progression a, a/(1+d), a/(1+2d), a/(1+3d),....

2 years ago

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string comparision
compare two strings if both are same return 1 else return 0

2 years ago

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Let's Make A Deal: Criminal Minds
The game of Let's Make A Deal proceeds as follows; The player is given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; b...

2 years ago | 1 | 2 solvers

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Find argmax of a function
You are given vectors x and y (=f(x)). Return the element of x for which f(x) is maximized.

2 years ago

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Let's Make A Deal: The Player's Dilemma 2
Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. Y...

2 years ago | 1 | 2 solvers

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Let's Make A Deal: The Player's Dilemma
Suppose you're on a game show, and you're given the choice of three doors: Behind one door is a car; behind the others, goats. Y...

2 years ago | 0 | 2 solvers

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Seperate array to small section according to its index position
Given a integer n, we can generate a sequence [0,1,2,3,4,..., 2^n-1], then we separate it to two sequence according to their ind...

2 years ago

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Penny Distribution Machine
A machine consists of a row of boxes. To start, one places N pennies in the leftmost box. The machine then redistributes the pen...

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God of War: The Chains Of Olympus
The Spartan warrior, Kratos, is held by a chain of _n > 1_ links in the underworld. His only chance of survival is to break the ...

2 years ago

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Counting Squares
An algorithm starts with a single square and on each of its next iterations adds new squares all around the outside as shown bel...

2 years ago

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God of War: The Chains Of Olympus
The Spartan warrior, Kratos, is held by a chain of _n > 1_ links in the underworld. His only chance of survival is to break the ...

2 years ago | 1 | 5 solvers

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Penny Distribution Machine
A machine consists of a row of boxes. To start, one places N pennies in the leftmost box. The machine then redistributes the pen...

2 years ago | 0 | 11 solvers

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Five Fingers
A little girl has just learnt how to count from 1 to N using the five fingers of her left hand as follows. She starts by calling...

2 years ago

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Five Fingers
A little girl has just learnt how to count from 1 to N using the five fingers of her left hand as follows. She starts by calling...

2 years ago | 2 | 14 solvers

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Counting Squares
An algorithm starts with a single square and on each of its next iterations adds new squares all around the outside as shown bel...

2 years ago | 2 | 18 solvers

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007: Chinese Barrack Invasion
*MISSION:* Successfully invade a military barrack located in China. *WARNING:* There is a row of _n_ security switches protec...

2 years ago

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007: Chinese Barrack Invasion
*MISSION:* Successfully invade a military barrack located in China. *WARNING:* There is a row of _n_ security switches protec...

2 years ago | 1 | 8 solvers

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The Generalized-N Eggs Problem
A firm has invented a super-strong egg. For publicity purposes, it wants to determine the highest floor in a story building with...

2 years ago | 1 | 2 solvers

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The Google Interview: Two Eggs Problem
Consider the following problem, a popular Google interview question: A firm has invented a super-strong egg. For publicity pu...

2 years ago | 2 | 17 solvers

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Sort Reversal
There are n index cards in a row, with n distinct integers written on them (one number per card) so that the numbers are sorted ...

2 years ago

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Sort Reversal
There are n index cards in a row, with n distinct integers written on them (one number per card) so that the numbers are sorted ...

2 years ago | 2 | 9 solvers

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Toads and Frogs Puzzle 2
On a two-dimensional board with 2n + 1 rows and 2n + 1 columns, all (2n + 1)^2 positions of the board, except the central one, a...

2 years ago | 1 | 6 solvers

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Toads and Frogs Puzzle
On a one-dimensional board with n + m + 1 cells, there are n counters in the first n cells representing Toads and m counters in ...

2 years ago

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Toads and Frogs Puzzle
On a one-dimensional board with n + m + 1 cells, there are n counters in the first n cells representing Toads and m counters in ...

2 years ago | 0 | 7 solvers

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Raise each element to the power of its index in a matrix
In a matrix, A = [1,2;3,4] raise the power of each element like: 1^1+2^3+3^2+4^4 and add it all to produce the result 274

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