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He sure didn't pull this problem from any book!
My Professor Plays SC2?
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FiBsTeR
United States415 Posts
clicky He sure didn't pull this problem from any book! | ||
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Urth
United States1248 Posts
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ooni
Australia1498 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS | ||
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AppleTart
United States1261 Posts
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illu
Canada2531 Posts
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kOre
Canada3642 Posts
On September 16 2010 14:53 ooni wrote: I'm sure helping with homeworks is not allowed in this forum but here's the answer to it anyway + Show Spoiler + SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS lol I wonder if the prof would actually give you some marks if you wrote something ridiculous like that hahaha | ||
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Thegilaboy
United States2018 Posts
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
On September 16 2010 14:55 illu wrote: These questions seem pretty hard at first... well it is an indirect brag blog if you look at the link saying which school he's going to. But that is pretty cool | ||
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Karliath
United States2214 Posts
On September 16 2010 14:53 ooni wrote: I'm sure helping with homeworks is not allowed in this forum but here's the answer to it anyway + Show Spoiler + SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS -_- | ||
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
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kOre
Canada3642 Posts
Tell him the boundaries of the game don't let you have 1000 Zerglings/Banelings so this question is impossible to solve because the situation can never happen. | ||
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Lightswarm
Canada966 Posts
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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
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Chesner
Iceland817 Posts
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aliasds
Canada555 Posts
On September 16 2010 14:53 ooni wrote: I'm sure helping with homeworks is not allowed in this forum but here's the answer to it anyway + Show Spoiler + SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS You, sir, have just won the blog. | ||
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FiBsTeR
United States415 Posts
On September 16 2010 14:53 ooni wrote: I'm sure helping with homeworks is not allowed in this forum but here's the answer to it anyway + Show Spoiler + SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS HAHAHA nicee! At first I thought you actually solved it for me so I wouldn't have to. :D | ||
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manicsquare
176 Posts
On September 16 2010 15:12 FiBsTeR wrote: HAHAHA nicee! At first I thought you actually solved it for me so I wouldn't have to. :D Have you solved it yet because i'm now interested in the answer except I can't do the match. | ||
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Froadac
United States6733 Posts
 This is so awesome. | ||
infinitestory
United States4053 Posts
On September 16 2010 15:40 manicsquare wrote: Have you solved it yet because i'm now interested in the answer except I can't do the match. + Show Spoiler [big hint if you want it :/] + If there are more B-lings than Z-lings at any point in time, is it possible for that to change to more Z-lings than B-lings in the next generation? | ||
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Grend
1600 Posts
Looked at the problem, this type of math seems fun! + Show Spoiler + The solution is that the populations will balance at 800 - 800 (Or perhaps 799-799 is more like it) and thus cannot increase because there are no growth factors when z-b populations are equal. (I think) Is the brag that it is MiT? I googled the teachers to try to find out, dont understand how this is a brag blog? | ||
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Otakusan
United States59 Posts
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wooozy
3813 Posts
On September 16 2010 15:54 Otakusan wrote: This professor is obviously a noob because 200 Zerglings and 800 Banelings = 500 supply. Impossible situation. Multiple players. | ||
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phosphorylation
United States2935 Posts
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
On September 16 2010 14:53 ooni wrote: I'm sure helping with homeworks is not allowed in this forum but here's the answer to it anyway + Show Spoiler + SPAWN MORE OVERLORDS He should use the more technical term - O-lords. | ||
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professorjoak
318 Posts
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Najda
United States3765 Posts
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Ghad
Norway2551 Posts
On September 16 2010 14:56 Thegilaboy wrote: It's a trick question, you can never have that many zerglings and banelings at a time! Lol, that is what i was thinking! This processor is made of win. | ||
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LeoTheLion
China958 Posts
let b_n and z_n be the number of b-lings and z-lings of the nth generation. inspection shows that if z_i - b_i > 0, then z_n - b_n is an unbounded monotone sequence as n grows. thus, we make our induction on the stronger assumption that z_n <= b_n. (this surely satisfies that z_n <= 2*b_n, since b_n < 2*b_n.) hypothesis: if z_n <= b_n, then z_n+1 <= b_n+1. prove that and you're done. you can rewrite it as b_n - z_n > 0. (there is a slight nuance if the difference is odd or even) | ||
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sob3k
United States7572 Posts
On September 16 2010 16:54 Ghad wrote: Lol, that is what i was thinking! This processor is made of win. On September 16 2010 16:54 Ghad wrote: Lol, that is what i was thinking! This processor is made of win. On September 16 2010 16:54 Ghad wrote: This processor is made of win. wat | ||
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Muirhead
United States556 Posts
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Klockan3
Sweden2866 Posts
Anyhow, it is easy to show that: The number of zlings after n+1 cycles is 200+600*2^n The number of blings after n cycles is 200+600*2^n | ||
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LeoTheLion
China958 Posts
On September 16 2010 17:03 Klockan3 wrote: Hahaha, it is a trick question, if you try to put the boundaries he wants you wouldn't get anything, you need to prove a stronger statement. Anyhow, it is easy to show that: The number of zlings after n+1 cycles is 200+600*2^n The number of blings after n cycles is 200+600*2^n 2nd generation 200 zlings mate with 200 blings = 200 zlings and 200 blings 600 blings left over, so 300 pairs = 600 blings and 300 zlings. total = 500 zlings and 800 blings, your formula doesn't work | ||
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VTArlock
United States1763 Posts
Answer not possible, 200z-lings and 800 b-lings are past the 200 supply limit cap. GG If he would give +1 point and not mark you incorrect...lmao Awesome Teacher | ||
tofucake
Hyrule19026 Posts
[edit] But if you see this on a test, you should write "You require more O-lords". | ||
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CheAse
Canada919 Posts
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Carnac
Germany / USA16648 Posts
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Plaaguu
United States406 Posts
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Bill Murray
United States9292 Posts
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Adeny
Norway1233 Posts
Hand in, ace it. | ||
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Count9
China10928 Posts
On September 16 2010 19:20 Carnac wrote: Do the math, write it down and then add something about SC2 imho or just challenge him to a SC2 match over your grades Might want to check his profile before that. | ||
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TelecoM
United States10668 Posts
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Aylear
Norway3988 Posts
Cool professor, dude. | ||
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EsX_Raptor
United States2801 Posts
But don't assume your professor made up that question though! It could've been written by a bored TA. I cracked up at "challenging your professor to a SC2 match over your grades." Hahaha. | ||
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nosliw
United States2716 Posts
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Zlasher
United States9129 Posts
Then just write the answer in the corner in small print, with a box around that. | ||
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Klockan3
Sweden2866 Posts
On September 16 2010 17:12 LeoTheLion wrote: 2nd generation 200 zlings mate with 200 blings = 200 zlings and 200 blings 600 blings left over, so 300 pairs = 600 blings and 300 zlings. total = 500 zlings and 800 blings, your formula doesn't work Ah, sorry, saw it wrongly, I thought as if each bling made 2 blings and 1 zling. But that doesn't make it harder. | ||
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Neos
United States400 Posts
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Klockan3
Sweden2866 Posts
On September 17 2010 03:30 Neos wrote: Now I'm stuck thinking of zerglings and banelings mating. Lol. If you think it through you realize that it isn't strange at all that both perish in the process. | ||
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Tazza
Korea (South)1678 Posts
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QuanticHawk
United States32044 Posts
Name Friend # "Come see me, bitch" | ||
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GreatFall
United States1061 Posts
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Mouth
United States122 Posts
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Rinrun
Canada3509 Posts
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Phiggot03
Vietnam132 Posts
+ Show Spoiler + Terran is OP lol...... | ||
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