// Scilab Code Ex6.9: Page-350 (2008) clc; clear; g1 = 6, g2 = 8; // Total number of cells in the first and the second compartments respectively n1 = 2, n2 = 3; // Given number of cells in the first and the second compartments respectively for given macrostate W_23 = factorial(g1)/(factorial(n1)*factorial(g1 - n1))*factorial(g2)/(factorial(n2)*factorial(g2 - n2)); // Total number of microstates in the macrostate (2, 3) printf("\nThe total number of microstates in the macrostate (%d, %d) = %d", n1, n2, W_23); // Result // The total number of microstates in the macrostate (2, 3) = 840