Author: ALI MIRAFZALI
Date: 14:24:05 02/22/02
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On February 22, 2002 at 17:18:45, Dann Corbit wrote: >On February 22, 2002 at 17:14:56, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote: >>On February 22, 2002 at 17:07:34, Dann Corbit wrote: >>>On February 22, 2002 at 17:03:57, ALI MIRAFZALI wrote: >>>>You missunderstand completly what the elo formula is:1.there are no negative >>>>ratings. >>>Why not? Can you explain the lack of these negative ratings using the field of >>>analysis? And would that be complex analysis or numerical analysis or some >>>completely unrelated field of analysis? >>> >>>>2.A rating of 1000 elo (forexample) in Novice level).You should read >>>>some >>>>of the original papres by ELo on his System.Can I help? >>> >>>I've got them actually. Here is a program I wrote to calculate ELO USCF: >>>ftp://cap.connx.com/pub/tournament_software/USCF.C >>>ftp://cap.connx.com/pub/tournament_software/USCF.H >>> >>>HTH >>In reality there are many negative quantities in both numerical and Complex >>analysis(and PDE,s) . > >So you do Partial Differential Equations? Sounds like Numerical Analsys then >--same as me! Do you try to solve numerically or analytically? > >What is your favorite method of solution for a stiff equation over many >variables? > >>Although the Cauchy integral formula was the first thing >>that came to my mind when you said."Complex analysis" ,but I dont think Elo >>alowed negative numbers in his System > >That's funny, I get them all the time. But it must be something wrong with my >math. All you have to do is to set the play of of novice player at about PLUS! 1000 elo and procced from that point .Then you wont get negative Elos.
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