The thing about computers is that they are simultaneously very clever and utterly mindless: they are capable of calculating everything and understanding nothing.
It's interesting reading, although I have found that the coolness of making soda at home is not appreciably increased by understanding Henry's Law or methods of calculating molar solubility.
Almost all said that they did not have a strong understanding of Harvard's rather byzantine system of calculating averages and honors.
"The breakthroughs of these three scientists allowed massive progress to be made in understanding and calculating the properties of many material systems.
Just as the best sales people sell what their customers want to buy, the savviest entrepreneurs present their businesses with an understanding of how investors calculate value.
To address the limited understanding of AMHG, we calculated AMHG for 191 rivers in the United States using USGS field-measured data from over 1900 gauging stations.
While charlatanry (pretensions to medical knowledge) is often practiced, the office also demands an understanding of the technical equipment calculated to bring about the results that are sought, and the proper type of temperament, conditions of mind, and state of emotion.
To further develop our understanding of respondents' preferences we calculate their valuations of innovation characteristics (i.e., WTPs), which allows for comparisons of their preferences within and between classes.
Being aware of pricing trends are important to understanding how to calculate your expenses and putting together a plan to help recoup your investment.
To provide more clear statistics on the Knowledge-Net dataset and a ground for better understanding of temporal metrics, we first calculated classical statistical measures (e.g., node centrality measures, path length, density) on the seven static graphs, corresponding to the 7 years of study.
