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All simulation programming projects must meet these requirements on a standard student account of a CTB60 ("alamode") machine.

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= Examples =
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== Output Formatting ==
Suppose a simulation assignment dictates:

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  1. Your `SIM` should accept two arguments.  The first argument is the seed for your pRNG, the second argument is the number of experimental runs.

  1. Your `SIM` should display 3 numerical results:  the average `theta`, the minimum `theta`, and the median `alpha` across all the experimental runs.
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Then '''all''' of the following outputs would be acceptable:

  {{{
$ ./SIM 38478 1000
OUTPUT 7.43  -2.1113  7483
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  }}}

  {{{
$ ./SIM 38478 1000
OUTPUT 7.43
OUTPUT -2.1113
OUTPUT 7483
$
  }}}

  {{{
$ ./SIM 38478 1000
OUTPUT Average theta 7.43 minimum theta -2.1113  middle alpha 7483
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  }}}

  {{{
$ ./SIM 38478 1000
1000 experimental runs beginning!
... half-way there
... woot! look at us go
OUTPUT Average theta 7.43 minimum theta -2.1113
maximum theta 32.874
OUTPUT middle alpha 7483
whew.
$
  }}}

  {{{
$ ./SIM 38478 1000
OUTPUT Average theta 7.43 minimum theta -2.1113 maximum theta =32.874= middle alpha 7483
$
  }}}

But this one is '''not acceptable''' for two different reasons:
  {{{
$ ./SIM 38478 1000
OUTPUT Median alpha=7483     Average theta=7.43     Minimum theta=-2.1113
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  }}}