Oeditpus Rex
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Fri Jul-27-07 02:07 PM
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Math geeks — is there a form of mathematics on which Sudoku is based? |
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I've just recently gotten into Sudoku and I do reasonably well with it, which makes me wonder if I'm not as bad at math as I've thought. But then I think, well, it's really just simple logic, but then again I wonder if maybe I'm not just downplaying it and I really am using skills I didn't know I had.
The gist of the question is, "If you can do Sudoku, you can do X. Solve for X."
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Fri Jul-27-07 02:10 PM
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Sudoku is more about logic than math. Math implies solving equations to me. :shrug:
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Fri Jul-27-07 02:13 PM
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2. It really is a logic problem |
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the numbers are just place holders. you could make a Sudoku puzzle using letters or symbols, and it would make no difference.
Dont downplay your logic skills, its a great thing to have.
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Oeditpus Rex
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Fri Jul-27-07 02:18 PM
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I wanted better math skillz. :cry:
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Fri Jul-27-07 02:24 PM
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4. I was disappointed when I realized it was just plain logic. I wanted to |
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Fri Jul-27-07 02:26 PM
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5. have you tried Kakuro? |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakuroits similar, and also uses lots of logic skills. But the ability to add and subtract quickly in your head is also important. Great way to build math skills.
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Oeditpus Rex
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Fri Jul-27-07 02:38 PM
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8. I've seen it at the WaPo game site |
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but I haven't checked it out.
I have the basic math skillz. In fact, one of my dream jobs is to be a sports statistician; I can crunch those kinda numbers all day. It's the more advanced stuff I'm lacking in — like when they start throwin' in letters and stuff like ^ and > and other Greek crap.
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Fri Jul-27-07 03:31 PM
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11. You should be in St Louis this weekend |
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Fri Jul-27-07 03:34 PM
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I think SABRmetricians are nuts.
Historians, yeah; I count myself among 'em. But people who feel the need to come up with "park-adjusted" stats and stuff make me :eyes:.
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Fri Jul-27-07 02:28 PM
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6. I have always thought that math and logic are two sides of the |
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Edited on Fri Jul-27-07 02:32 PM by GumboYaYa
same coin. Math is really just a way to describe degrees of relation.
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Fri Jul-27-07 02:31 PM
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7. X = "avoid work indefinitely" |
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Online sudoku has enabled me to put in many a full day of maximal unproductiveness...
:)
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Oeditpus Rex
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Fri Jul-27-07 02:40 PM
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so I can do 'em while lazing on the bed. :)
I do only one a day, though — same with crossword puzzles.
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Fri Jul-27-07 02:43 PM
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10. You want math challenges try Kakuro |
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I had Suduko - it's too easy for me.
But Kakuro (aka Cross Sums) is challenging!
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