tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post2722323322107545576..comments2024-03-26T04:19:38.862-07:00Comments on kitchen table math, the sequel: help desk - what does this mean?Catherine Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-72881063917227928552011-03-12T20:31:17.851-08:002011-03-12T20:31:17.851-08:00You should stop thinking that Chung's problem ...You should stop thinking that Chung's problem is well phrased. It isn't. A proper problem is not ambiguous in this way. "From x to y, inclusive" or "from x to y, exclusive", or "starting at x and up to by not including y" would all be better phrased. <br /><br />Don't think he's doing the problem wrong. He's causing you to do the wrong problem. I would not use a book that is so ambiguous in wording.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-88726406924620377532011-03-12T16:50:59.972-08:002011-03-12T16:50:59.972-08:00So far, Chung's book is extremely difficult to...So far, Chung's book is extremely difficult to follow.<br /><br />I think the problem sets are probably fantastic, though.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-36438142237227046172011-03-12T16:50:22.206-08:002011-03-12T16:50:22.206-08:00lgm -- THANK YOU!
Actually, I learned how to go a...lgm -- THANK YOU!<br /><br />Actually, I learned how to go about this problem from the AofPS book on counting and probability. FABULOUS first chapter -- wonderful! I taught it to Chris as soon as I taught it to myself.<br /><br />What confused me with Chung is that he seemed to be doing the problem wrong.Catherine Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03347093496361370174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7691251033406320222.post-47197952474597816052011-03-12T13:09:09.384-08:002011-03-12T13:09:09.384-08:00At the AoPS website are videos that go with the In...At the AoPS website are videos that go with the Intro to Counting & Probability textbook. Watch the first two videos for Chapter one and you'll get the idea on how to approach this problem.lgmnoreply@blogger.com