Return Exam 2 (take-home portion): let's go over a few things.
First of all, directions (here they are):
The following mindscapes should be done, and typed up each on a separate page:
4.3: p. 244, #3
4.4: p. 263, #2 and 3
4.5: p. 287, #22
4.7: p. 323, #16
If you have a "+5" on your paper, it means that you followed
these directions.
Let's go over those solutions you'd like to see.
Sorry, I don't have your 5.2 homework graded yet.
Section 5.4 homework due today.
Remember, your paper rough drafts are due next time! Those of you
working with partners: you may produce a single copy together. It's
good to identify who is responsible for each section, however.
Section 6.2: The game of life (reprise):
Is generally played on an infinite checkerboard, or on a
world that wraps back around on itself.
The rules are:
A living square will remain alive in the next generation
if exactly two or three of the adjoining eight squares
are alive in this generation; otherwise, it will die.
A dead square will come to life if exactly three of its
adjoining eight squares are alive; otherwise, it will
remain dead.
How do we conclude that the "Sierpinski
dust" (that is, the part that has not been removed) has zero
area?
The Chaos game - generating fractals using random movement (p. 447)
Once again, simple rules lead to complex
objects. This time, however, we don't proceed
methodically, but rather haphazardly - and yet we still
produce the complex images!
