Category Archives: Mathematics

The game of infinite intelligence

Posted on October 12, 2024 by Persiflage

I’ve talked about how analyzing games naturally leads to inductive arguments, and gave a few examples. Here is a tricky game problem which is a little mind bending. It’s much tricker than anything else I have suggested, so consider it … Continue reading →

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The Sticks Game

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Persiflage

Although I did this in class, I thought it might be useful to write out a proof here. There are many variations, but it should look something quite similar to this. Claim: For \(n = 0,1,2,\ldots\) a non-negative integer, the … Continue reading →

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