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Math Monday: How to Count – Combinatorics pt. 5

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My last post on combinatorics.  We consider combinations with repetition.

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June 7th, 2010 at 6:52 pm

How to Count – Combinatorics pt. 4

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I show how to count things when there is no order, known as combinations, and wish I used different examples in my previous posts.  Read the rest of this entry »

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June 4th, 2010 at 11:58 am

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Math Monday: How to Count – Combinatorics pt. 3

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Serving up some mathematic goodness on a Monday.

So I lied when I said I wouldn’t do another post from my combinatorics series for my Math Monday post.  Deal with it. Read the rest of this entry »

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April 26th, 2010 at 7:04 am

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Math Monday: How to Count – Combinatorics pt. 2

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How ’bout some math with your Monday? Here ya go.

This is part two of my series on combinatorial mathematics. Read the rest of this entry »

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April 12th, 2010 at 8:41 am

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Math Monday: How to Count – Combinatorics pt. 1

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Just another mathematic Monday!

Today, I start my series on combinatorics, the math of counting. Read the rest of this entry »

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March 29th, 2010 at 10:29 am

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My algorithm works! Proofs with loop invariants

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You just came up with the next whiz bang algorithm.  You tested it with a bunch of test cases, and it seems to you that it should always work.  But you couldn’t have tested every single case, and more than just your gut feeling is needed to be absolutely sure it will always work.  What you need is the rigor of mathematics using loop invariants. Read the rest of this entry »

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March 28th, 2010 at 8:31 pm

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Math Monday: Fun with Convergence

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Happy Math Monday!

What better way to start the work week than with math.

Today, I’m showing something that I actually use as a party trick.  Yes, I go to parties and do math.  And yes, they invite me back. Read the rest of this entry »

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March 1st, 2010 at 7:12 am

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