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For more ridiculous math problems I want to submit: The Jewish Problems [0]. These were used when Jewish people were trying to get into grad school in Russia in the '70's. Basically designed so Jewish people wouldn't get in. [0] https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.1556
For more ridiculous math problems I want to submit: The Jewish Problems [0]. These were used when Jewish people were trying to get into grad school in Russia in the '70's. Basically designed so Jewish people wouldn't get in. [0] https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.1556
The interesting part of thost problems is that once you learn how to answer one, you can answer almost all of them. Of course, that was the issue, the answer wouldn't be accepted. It was a shame these problems were used in that manner.
I can't see how that would be true. How would you get the solutions to the others by knowing how to do one of them?
My personal favorite along these lines are the Busy Beaver numbers. It's not just huge... it's actually impossible to calculate (beyond very low inputs).
This reminds me of the riddle by the good soldier Svejk: ----- "Would you know how to calculate the diameter of the globe?" "No, I'm afraid I wouldn't," answered Svejk, "but I'd like to ask you a riddle myself, gentlemen. Take a three-storied house, with eight windows on each floor. On the roof there are two dormer windows and two chimneys. On every floor there are two tenants. And now, tell me, gentlemen, in which y…
For more ridiculous math problems I want to submit: The Jewish Problems [0]. These were used when Jewish people were trying to get into grad school in Russia in the '70's. Basically designed so Jewish people wouldn't get in. [0] https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.1556
These seemed like fairly decent problems to put on a mathematics competition…
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The interesting part of thost problems is that once you learn how to answer one, you can answer almost all of them. Of course, that was the issue, the answer wouldn't be accepted. It was a shame these problems were used in that manner.
> The interesting part of thost problems is that once you learn how to answer one, you can answer almost all of them. I can't see how that would be true. How would you get the solutions to the others by knowing how to do one of them?
That's the fact that is usually touted in regards to these questions.
For more ridiculous math problems I want to submit: The Jewish Problems [0]. These were used when Jewish people were trying to get into grad school in Russia in the '70's. Basically designed so Jewish people wouldn't get in. [0] https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.1556
These days Harward denies entry to Jews based on quotas.
The rest of the world seems okay with this because they still allow them to participate in international sporting events.
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> The interesting part of thost problems is that once you learn how to answer one, you can answer almost all of them. I can't see how that would be true. How would you get the solutions to the others by knowing how to do one of them?
I think the parent comment meant to say that once you see the answer to one of the questions, the question seems easy and simple in retrospect (i.e. the questions are NP hard, in a certain respect). That's the fact that is usually touted in regards to these questions.
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Did this cause a toxin like stimulation making jewish students better because they tried to reach impossible goals ? It happened in music a few times.. people invented techniques and subgenres because they tried impossible things or had below useful instruments.
I doubt it. Those problems are close to impossible to solve for ordinary students, therefore many talented but not necessarily genius students lost the opportunity to get good education. I'm a firm believer that students need to be pushed to stay in their discomfort zone, but Jewish Problems can easily push most students into panic zone.