[buug] Ian' circle packing interview question

[Tony Godshall]

If you are not interested in mathematical puzzles, you
can just ignore it.  It wasn't directed at you.

On Sat, May 28, 2011 at 2:57 PM, Karen Hogoboom <khogoboom at gmail.com> wrote:
> I don't know mathematics.  I was female and from a poor family.  I got a
> very bad mathematics education.  All I know is a few computer languages and
> logic.  What is the practical application of using my time to try to figure
> out the answer to this question?
>
>>
>> the objective that, as you and your opponent alternate in putting
>> coins down, you will place the *last* coin and your opponent
>> will not be able to place a coin anywhere else.
>>
>> Here's a link to a related page that someone in my lab just
>> sent out, with the instructions: "If you think you're having a
>> bad day, just google 'circles in circles', and you'll feel a lot
>> better about yourself."
>>
>> http://www2.stetson.edu/~efriedma/cirincir/
>> http://mathworld.wolfram.com/CirclePacking.html
>>
>> enjoy,
>> --
>> Paul Ivanov
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