I'm looking for some help with a math equation / algorithm I'm trying to create. I'm a programmer by trade and not very good at math so I'd like some help with this or perhaps a site where I could pay someone to come up with the equation I'm looking for. I considered rentacoder or elance however I'd be concerned if the companies there had the proper math knowledge. A lot of claims get made on those sites that turn out to be false. [more inside]
posted on Jul 3, 2008 - 6 answers

Sorting algorithm - how would you do this? [more inside]
posted on Jun 7, 2008 - 16 answers

Programming/geometry: in a Flash program (you don't need to know Flash to answer this), I'm trying to place rectangular images at random positions on the screen. There are already images on the screen. I need to make sure that the new, randomly-placed images don't obscure the images already there. [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2005 - 25 answers

Is there a way to represent algorithms in a form that in turn requires minimal or no knowldege of other algorithms? [more inside]
posted on Sep 15, 2005 - 33 answers