Day 04: Heart of Mathematics

Announcements:
- Anybody gotten a book yet?
- Assignment (for next time): Read section 2.1 for discussion, and consider Mindscapes I.3 and 10, and II.4 and 5.
- I would like, however, to collect any "section requests" that have been done, so that I can begin deciding how we're going to proceed.
Our mission today: consider solutions of the puzzles of section 1.4.
Before we begin, however, let's look back at the fun and games of section 1.3:
- Genie Damsel Fountain Trou Dodge Weave Deal Dot
  
  Favorite 6 5 8 0 2 0 1 5
  
  Least Favorite 0 0 0 3 8 5 9 1
  
  Solved 10 5 7 2 3 0 4 6
  
  Is there correlation between ability to solve a puzzle and whether you like it? Let's see!
  Correlation between least favorite and number solving: -.6
  Correlation between most favorite and number solving: .85
- Solutions and strategies:
  - Trou - demonstration using model
  - Fountain
  - the "Dot" problem
  - Damsel and Weave?
New problems of section 1.4: pp. 25-30, #2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 14

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