Chris and Sherry Regressions

Chris Marchitelli and Sherry Pohar

Blink

Date	Transistor Count
1971	2300
1972	3500
1974	4500
1979	29000
1982	134000
1985	275000
1989	1180000
1993	3100000
1996	4300000
1997	7500000
1997	8800000
1999	9500000
1999	21300000
1999	2200000
2000	42000000
2008	47000000
2003	54300000
2003	105900000
2003	220000000
2006	241000000
2006	291000000
2007	463000000
2004	592000000
2008	731000000
2007	789000000
2009	904000000
2006	1700000000
2008	1900000000
2010	2000000000
2010	2300000000

Y=(3.8970)1.413^x

In the table, X represents the date and Y represents the transistor count. In the equation, both A and B together are the slope.

In 2029, the quad-core Itanium will be released with 2 billion transistors. We found our answer by solving the equation as a log and adding 58 to our starting year, 1971.

In 2036, the 8-core xeon, with 2.3 billion transistors, will be released. We found this answer by solving the equation as a log and adding 65 to our starting year, 1971.

This equation does not support Moore’s law initially because the number of transistors does not double every two years. However, the graph eventually shows Moore’s law after a set period of time.

Will The Ball Hit The Can?

Picture 1: Quad. Regression

Y= -.0067x^2+-.0449x+26.5714

Picture 2: Cubic Regression

Y= -2.3435x^3+-.0090x^2+.0100x+36.7063

Picture: 3 Quartic Regression

Y= -6.9578^4+-5.30804x^3+-.01907x^2+.0144x+75.3053

The X in the equation is the distance the tennis ball traveled and the Y is the height of the ball. A represents how wide or narrow the graph is, based lying in Quadrant II, B moves the graph left to right and C is where the graph crosses the y axis. Coordinates of the can were 58.3 for the x and 0 for the y.

None of the tennis balls will hit the trash can because none were thrown from ground level, which will skew the throw to be higher than required to hit the trash can, located roughly at 60.