3 papers
cs.AI2024
Approximately Optimal Search on a Higher-dimensional Sliding Puzzle
Nono SC Merleau, Miguel O'Malley, Érika Roldán +1
Higher-dimensional sliding puzzles are constructed on the vertices of a -dimensional hypercube, where vertices are distinctly coloured. Rings with the same colours are i…
math.HO2024
Insights from a workshop on gamification of research in mathematics and computer science
Alexis Langlois-Rémillard, Élise Raphael, Erika Roldan
Can outreach inspire and lead to research and vice versa? In this work, we introduce our approach to the gamification of research in mathematics and computer science through three…
math.CO2024
Solution Numbers for Eight Blocks to Madness Puzzle
Inga Johnson, Erika Roldan
The 30 MacMahon colored cubes have each face painted with one of six colors and every color appears on at least one face. One puzzle involving these cubes is to create a $2\times2\…