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Chitra Jay
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Hello
Will there be questions on Math.IEEEremainder method in the exam??
Math.IEEEremainder(7,2.5) o/p -0.5
Math.IEEEremainder(-7,2.5) o/p 0.5
Can anyone explain why?
Thanks
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Ron Newman
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There were no questions about this method on my 1.2 exam two weeks ago.
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Ron Newman - SCJP 1.2 (100%, 7 August 2002)
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Dan Chisholm
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No, the java.lang.Math.IEEEremainder method will not be on the exam. The exam only covers the following methods from the java.lang.Math class: abs, ceil, floor, max, min, random, round, sin, cos, tan, sqrt. For that reason, I removed the IEEEremainder methods from my mock exam.
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Barry Gaunt
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Hey Dan, I hope you are saving all those problems
you have removed for your forthcoming book "Questions you wanted to be asked for SCJP, but wern't"! 
-Barry
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Ask a Meaningful Question and HowToAskQuestionsOnJavaRanch
Getting someone to think and try something out is much more useful than just telling them the answer.
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Dan Chisholm
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Barry,
Yes, I still have them. Maybe I should use them for an interview exam next time I'm in a management position.
Maybe that would be just a little too cruel.
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Chitra Jay
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Hello Dan,
Can you tell me how IEEEremainder works.
Just a bit curious to know
Thanks 
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Dan Chisholm
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Originally posted by Chitra Jay: Hello Dan, Can you tell me how IEEEremainder works. Just a bit curious to know Thanks
Chitra,
The following is a question, answer, and remark from an earlier version of my mock exam.
class H {
public static void main (String[] args) {
double c = Math.IEEEremainder(5,3);
System.out.print(c);
}
}
Prints: -1.0
The Math.IEEEremainder method calculates the remainer using the IEEE 754 standard. The basic algorithm is f1 - f2 X n where n is an integer such that the absolute value of f1 - f2 X n is as small as possible. In this case, Java selects 2 for the value of n because the absolute value of 5 - 6 is smaller than the absolute value of 5 - 3.
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