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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/12/22 22:00, wrote:<br>
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When looking over the project I saw the question about averages
mentioned three different averages for distributions. I remember
going over discrete vs continuous, but I was unsure what the
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<p>So there are three different average velocities that we talked
about in class (not counting the relative velocity that was
mentioned yesterday). Those three averages are the </p>
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<li>average velocity<br>
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<li>most probable velocity</li>
<li>RMS velocity</li>
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<p>In conducting your project you are calculating an average. By
comparing averages calculated using the equations that were shown
in class for the different average velocities and the average
computed with your python program, can you tell me which average
your program is computing, <v>, <v> MP, or <v>
RMS.</p>
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<p>When you did your Excel plot you had one bin that probably had
more points that the other. As we discussed in class, on the
actual distribution function this maximum value corresponds to one
of your velocities previously described. How well does your Excel
plot predict this.</p>
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<p>Does that help?</p>
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<b><i>Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.</i></b><br>
<i>Professor of Chemistry and Computer Science</i><br>
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<i>Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207 (478) 301-5627</i></div>
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