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math.CO2010★ 6 cited
The Toothpick Sequence and Other Sequences from Cellular Automata
David Applegate, Omar E. Pol, N. J. A. Sloane
A two-dimensional arrangement of toothpicks is constructed by the following iterative procedure. At stage 1, place a single toothpick of length 1 on a square grid, aligned with the…
math.CO2009★ 4 cited
The Gift Exchange Problem
David Applegate, N. J. A. Sloane
The aim of this paper is to solve the "gift exchange" problem: you are one of n players, and there are n wrapped gifts on display; when your turn comes, you can either choose any o…