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Formula for occurrence of leap years in the Jewish calendar
Over at Judaism.SE, there was a discussion about a formula to determine leap years in the Jewish calendar. Basically, the calendar follows a 19-year cycle, and seven of those years -- 3, 6, 8, 11, 14, ...
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Calculate which day of the week a date falls in using modular arithmetic
In Summer Wars the main character (he is a mathematician) calculates the day of the week of someone's birthday (19/07/1992 is Sunday). I know (very) basic modular arithmetic but I can't figure out how ...
