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| Difficulty | 7 – 10 |
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Abstract
You may know Lewis Carroll as the author of Alice in Wonderland, but did you know that in real life he was a mathematician who studied symbolic logic and logical reasoning? How can math help you solve Lewis Carroll's Logic Game? (Bogomolny, 2006) How are algorithms for solving the game Sudoku similar to solving a logic problem? (Hayes, 2006) For the super-advanced mathematical genius, try to evaluate currently available, logic-based computational tools, or design a better one! (SharpToolBox.com, 2006)Bibliography
- Bogomolny, A., 2006. "Lewis Carroll's Logic Game," Cut The Knot Software, Inc. [accessed: 5/1/06] http://www.cut-the-knot.org/LewisCarroll/index.shtml
- Hayes, B., 2006. "Unwed Numbers: The mathematics of Sudoku, a puzzle that boasts "No math required!" American Scientist Online: Vol 94, number 1, page 12. [accessed: 5/1/06] http://www.americanscientist.org/template/AssetDetail/assetid/48550?&print=yes
- SharpToolBox.com, 2006. "Mathematics, Logic, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Constraint programming, Rule-based Engines," MadGeek, SharpToolBox.com. [accessed: 5/1/06] http://sharptoolbox.com/categories/math-logic-ai-rules
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- For more science project ideas in this area of science, see Pure Mathematics Project Ideas.
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