Monthly Archives: April 2011

A $23 million dollar book

Posted on 25/4/2011 by tpc

A very interesting post. http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=358 It is not merely the astronomical price tag but the clever detective work that figured out what lead to the crazy price and is a good example of how algorithms can go wrong. Finally it … Continue reading →

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Sicherman Dice

Posted on 1/4/2011 by tpc

We all know the possible outcomes of throwing two usual six-sided dice. Have you ever wondered if there are other possible types of dice, i.e. still six-sided but with different face values, which gives the same outcome? The answer is … Continue reading →

Posted in Combinatorics, Probability | 4 Comments