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======Project: | ======Project: | ||
- | =====Part 1: 7x7 difficult | + | =====Part 1: 6x6 challenging |
====Objective==== | ====Objective==== | ||
- | To apply your skills in the solving of a logic puzzle. | + | To apply your skills in the solving of a logic puzzle. We've now been through the gamut of resolutions on easy and medium difficulty. You'll find the clues may reveal fewer direct things, while really cranking up on the indirect- this is where the connections will be made. |
- | What you'll likely encounter | + | ====Grid-Based Puzzle Strategies==== |
+ | Some things to keep in mind when solving this type of puzzle: | ||
+ | * no selection in any category can be used more than once | ||
+ | * analyzing what is **NOT** possible can be just as helpful as finding what **IS** possible | ||
+ | * be mindful of the properties of your basic logical connective words: | ||
+ | * **NOT**: typically stating an invalidation | ||
+ | * **AND**: identifying a grouping (bread AND butter, indicating the two are paired in some fashion of consideration) | ||
+ | * **OR**: for the purposes of these puzzles, the association of various items with the **OR** connective is typically done in an **EXCLUSIVE** fashion versus the **INCLUSIVE** fashion it can also be used as. An **EXCLUSIVE OR** (XOR) means ONE or the OTHER, but **NOT BOTH** | ||
+ | * Mark off disproven cells with an **X** | ||
+ | * For proven cells, some sort of confirmation mark (I like using a small solid circle) | ||
+ | * Some print out the puzzle and complete it in pencil; others load the image into some sort of image/paint program and use the " | ||
+ | * From experience, especially with any new or less familiar activity, the more manual you make the process and perform it **by hand**, the more improvement you will reap over time | ||
+ | * Be sure to cross-reference! Sometimes you'll get " | ||
+ | * Be aware of your units, and how they progress; provided clues will often play off the patterned ordering of the units | ||
+ | * Once you have fully exhausted a clue, cross it out to aid you in focusing on the clues that still need resolution | ||
- | Remember, keeping track of what has been eliminated is just as important as tracking what has been identified. A lot of trouble or dead ends emerged when people were not keeping full inventory on grid box eliminations. | + | Remember, keeping track of what has been eliminated is just as important as tracking what has been identified. A lot of trouble or "dead ends" have emerged when people were not keeping full inventory on grid box eliminations. |
- | ====Puzzle Backstory==== | + | Please do endeavor to put forth original, honest effort in the solving of these puzzles, by hand; the process will help foster and solidify many analytical reasoning skills that will influence and improve your logic and programming skills. Improvements won't happen overnight, but through consistent practice, by the end of the semester you should start reaping the benefits of such an activity. |
- | An environmental impact conference is being held this month in Pasadena, where a different presentation will be made each day. Match each presenter | + | ====Puzzle Backstory==== |
+ | Help make sense of a doctor' | ||
====Puzzle==== | ====Puzzle==== | ||
- | {{ :haas:fall2016: | + | {{ :haas:fall2017: |
====Clues==== | ====Clues==== | ||
- | - The solar energy expert | + | - Neither Zachary nor Fernando |
- | - Bridget | + | - Of the patient with Lifealign insurance and the patient with the 12 noon appointment, |
- | - Neither | + | - Of Leroy and the person with the 2:00pm appointment, |
- | - The acid rain expert is scheduled | + | - Steven has an appointment |
- | - The global warming expert | + | - Of Zachary and the patient with HealthCo insurance, one has the 10:00am appointment and the other is complaining about shingles. |
- | - The person | + | - The person |
- | - Gerard won't be speaking on May 15th. | + | - Zachary has an appointment sometime after the person with Medicorp insurance. |
- | - The presenter | + | - Neither the person suffering |
- | - Ramon will speak on May 16th. | + | - The patient suffering |
- | - The person | + | - Ronnie isn't complaining about back pain. |
- | - The presenter | + | - Neither Steven nor Fernando |
- | - Of the presenter who will speak on May 13th and Nancy, one will discuss fossil fuels and the other is from Brown. | + | - Fernando doesn' |
- | - Kristen | + | - Ronnie has Ambercare insurance. |
- | - The person from Harvard will be either Oliver or the person who will speak on May 10th. | + | |
- | - Nancy is scheduled 1 day after Kristen. | + | |
- | =====Part 2: Word Math Puzzle===== | + | =====Part 2: Letter Division |
====Objective==== | ====Objective==== | ||
Logic grids are not the only form of logic puzzle; here is another one that relies heavily on logic and reasoning in order to sift through. | Logic grids are not the only form of logic puzzle; here is another one that relies heavily on logic and reasoning in order to sift through. | ||
- | A word math puzzle is one where the numbers 0-9 have been replaced with various letters of the alphabet; it is your task to determine what number each letter maps to, and report that to me in the project submission. | + | A letter division |
- | For this sort of problem, you will likely want to take notes; all the various little tests you concoct to prove or disprove some relationship. This may also take a bit longer and seem more overwhelming, | + | ====Letter Division Puzzle Strategies==== |
+ | Some things to keep in mind when solving this type of puzzle: | ||
+ | * take copious notes | ||
+ | * jot down patterns and observations | ||
+ | * perform tests to prove or disprove a relationship | ||
+ | * look for any " | ||
+ | * try to identify the non-borrows, | ||
+ | * write out relationships so that you can keep track of them, things like: | ||
+ | * < | ||
+ | * I use the single less than to denote a direct neighbor (A is one less than B), and the double less than sign to denote general less than-ness (we know that B is less than C, but we do not know how much it is less than C). | ||
+ | * use " | ||
+ | * I will also write out each letter and all the numbers it could be, erasing eliminated values along the way. Sometimes you will arrive at an association through this method. | ||
+ | * For example: | ||
+ | * A = { 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 } | ||
+ | * B = { 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 } | ||
+ | * and so on for each letter. If we were to determine that B is not 9, erase it from B's number set. That way, when we're hunting for possible candidates for 9 (for example), we can directly rule out B | ||
+ | * sometimes you can derive important clues from the multiplication aspect of the puzzle (especially finding the occasional dead-ringer for 0 or 1) | ||
+ | * don't rely on just one method: use all of these methods. With different puzzles you will find differing levels of values with each method (but in general, I find the more methods I use the easier the overall puzzle becomes) | ||
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+ | As I said: For this sort of problem, you will likely want to take notes; all the various little tests you concoct to prove or disprove some relationship | ||
Practice some similar math problems to derive patterns so that the seemingly unfamiliar letters performing math can start to make more sense. | Practice some similar math problems to derive patterns so that the seemingly unfamiliar letters performing math can start to make more sense. | ||
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- | | + | VATNV | NVHVBVTN |
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- | KTWARO | + | VJBYTV |
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- | -RAWOAR | + | |
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+ | VANJT | ||
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^ number ^ 0 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^ 9 | | ^ number ^ 0 ^ 1 ^ 2 ^ 3 ^ 4 ^ 5 ^ 6 ^ 7 ^ 8 ^ 9 | | ||
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- | =====Part 3: Numerical Reasoning===== | + | |
+ | =====Part 3: Sudoku puzzle===== | ||
====Objective==== | ====Objective==== | ||
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====Puzzle==== | ====Puzzle==== | ||
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Enter numbers into the blank spaces so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the full sequence of numbers 1 to 9. | Enter numbers into the blank spaces so that each row, column and 3x3 box contains the full sequence of numbers 1 to 9. | ||
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^ pos #0 ^ pos #1 ^ pos #2 ^ pos #3 ^ pos #4 ^ pos #5 ^ pos #6 ^ pos #7 ^ pos #8 | | ^ pos #0 ^ pos #1 ^ pos #2 ^ pos #3 ^ pos #4 ^ pos #5 ^ pos #6 ^ pos #7 ^ pos #8 | | ||
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=====Submission===== | =====Submission===== | ||
To submit this weekly puzzle, simply run the **submit** line below; a submit-time questionnaire will collect your puzzle results. | To submit this weekly puzzle, simply run the **submit** line below; a submit-time questionnaire will collect your puzzle results. | ||
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====Submit Tool Usage==== | ====Submit Tool Usage==== | ||
When you have completed work on the project, and are ready to submit, you would do the following: | When you have completed work on the project, and are ready to submit, you would do the following: |