I can't believe I'm actually getting good at proofs. The sample solutions for Assignment 2 were posted and I believe my partner and I were on the right track for all the statements we were to prove or disprove. This is a good sign because it sounds like the Term Test this week will be along the same lines.
In class we're continuing with algorithm analysis which is more difficult, but I'm just trying to see it as more proofs, which like I said in the previous paragraph, I seem to have a good handle on.
For this blog we're supposed to do a problem solving episode. The Free Lunch problem looks interesting but it seems that on the problem-solving Wiki, the answer is right there. Am I supposed to read the answer? What is the main purpose of doing a problem solving episode?
Glad proofs are making sense!
ReplyDeleteFor the problem solving episode, you should pick a problem (one you don't know the answer to of course). Then document your solution, and, more importantly, how you got to your solution. Try looking at some problem solving episodes other students wrote like http://peph8.blogspot.ca/2013/01/paper-folding-creases.html to get a better idea of how to go about it.