How to Calculate the Size of a Screen
We measure the size of screens by their diagonal length.
We use the diagonal length to account for any aspect ratio because it takes into account both the horizontal and vertical lengths .
To measure a diagonal we can apply the distance formula.
Resources
- Elements of Programming
- Beginning Math and Physics for Game Programmers
- Introduction to Applied Linear Algebra: Vectors, Matrices, and Least Squares
- Euclid's Elements (The Thirteen Books)
- From Mathematics to Generic Programming
- Data-oriented design: software engineering for limited resources and short schedules
- Design of Design, The: Essays from a Computer Scientist
- Mythical Man-Month, The: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition
- More Effective C++: 35 New Ways to Improve Your Programs and Designs
- Mathematics for Machine Learning
- The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey To Mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)
- Schaum's Outline of Essential Computer Mathematics 1st Edition
- All recommended resources