You can only use a spatula to flip a top section of pancakes, and the math problem is to sort the stack in as few flips as possible.
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The lesson, to Mandelbrot, is obvious: Go with the math that matches the problem, even if it seems strange.
But the ability to turn that switch on and off perfectly for others is a little like being able to walk a tightrope, chew gum, talk on the phone and solve a math problem at the same time.
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And on the same token, if I was to introduce this same math and physics problem to a group where with only men with at least one of the member that is actually smart enough to solve the problem on his own will no longer able to solve the same problem under a team situation?
Since the study also claims that individual intelligence have no relevance at all to the group intelligence, does it mean a group with none of member within it can solve a specific math or physics problem can all of a sudden miraculously be able to solve the problem by providing at least three women?
The most daunting problem for Google, however, is a math problem.
The Knicks' Carmelo problem will also manifest itself in pure math: Anthony takes 18.8 shots per game and is known for wanting the ball in his hands.
Back in 2002, Agrawal and two of his graduate students attained hero status by solving a math problem that folks had been working on since the ancient Greeks: How to tell for sure if a number is prime relatively quickly, without having to check all possible factors of the number.
Living Maths gives young children fun problem-solving activities like bingo, math shows, that form the basis of learning math when they get older.
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The problem with his case was that he had prepared the return and the deficiency was from a math error.
With the current federal prison system at 39% over capacity, what we are now faced with is a math problem.
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The project, built by Global Thermostat, looked like a very high-tech elevator or an awfully expensive math problem.
The mayor of Shanghai, China -- a city of over 20 million people -- told me that even in such a large city, they had no problem recruiting teachers in whatever subject, but particularly math and science, because teaching is revered and the pay scales are comparable to professions like doctors.
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