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Computer Science Warmups
Computers encrypt digital information and allow people to collaborate across the globe. Computer science studies the theory behind mechanisms like these and the practical details needed to build them.
The Ackermann function can be defined as follows: \[ A(m,n) = \begin{cases} n+1 & \mbox{if } m = 0 \\ A(m-1, 1) & \mbox{if } m > 0 \mbox{ and } n = 0 \\ A(m-1, A(m, n-1)) & \mbox{if } m > 0 \mbox{ and } n > 0. \end{cases} \]
What is the value of \( A(3,6)? \)
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Chung Gene Keun
If his bottles have the following masses, and he can carry as many of each as he likes (so long as the total is less than or equal to 15 kg), what is the most amount of water that Tom can carry?
- Tiny: 0.77 kg
- Small: 1.10 kg
- Medium: 3.4 kg
- Large: 7 kg
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Chung Gene Keun
Compute the number of paths from S (start) to G (goal) in the following image, without using any road twice (but may visit an intersection twice). As an explicit example, the path in pink is one valid path.
Clarifications:
- A road is a segment between two intersections that doesn't include any other intersection. A path is a connected sequence of roads from start to goal.
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Ivan Koswara
\[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\]
in a \(3 \times 3\) matrix, how many configurations are there such that all lines (rows, columns and diagonals) add up to the same sum?
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Thaddeus Abiy
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Milly Choochoo