Seating Groups and ‘What a Coincidence!’: Mathematics in the Making and How It Gets Presented

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ROWLETT, Peter (2024). Seating Groups and ‘What a Coincidence!’: Mathematics in the Making and How It Gets Presented. Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, 14 (1), 229-238.

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Abstract

Mathematics is often presented as a neatly polished finished product, yet its development is messy and often full of mis-steps that could have been avoided with hindsight. An experience with a puzzle illustrates this conflict. The puzzle asks for the probability that a group of four and a group of two are seated adjacently within a hundred seats, and is solved using combinatorics techniques.

Item Type: Article
Page Range: 229-238
SWORD Depositor: Symplectic Elements
Depositing User: Symplectic Elements
Date Deposited: 01 Feb 2024 13:52
Last Modified: 01 Feb 2024 14:00
URI: https://shura.shu.ac.uk/id/eprint/33113

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