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Permutation Groups And Puzzle Tile Configurations Of Instant Insanity Ii, Amanda N. Justus May 2014

Permutation Groups And Puzzle Tile Configurations Of Instant Insanity Ii, Amanda N. Justus

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The manufacturer claims that there is only one solution to the puzzle Instant Insanity II. However, a recent paper shows that there are two solutions. Our goal is to find ways in which we only have one solution. We examine the permutation groups of the puzzle and use modern algebra to attempt to fix the puzzle. First, we find the permutation group for the case when there is only one empty slot at the top. We then examine the scenario when we add an extra column or an extra row to make the game a 4 × 5 puzzle or …


A Complete Characterization Of Maximal Symmetric Difference-Free Families On {1,…N}., Travis Gerarde Buck Aug 2006

A Complete Characterization Of Maximal Symmetric Difference-Free Families On {1,…N}., Travis Gerarde Buck

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Prior work in the field of set theory has looked at the properties of union-free families. This thesis investigates families based on a different set operation, the symmetricc difference. It provides a complete characterization of maximal symmetric differencefree families of subsets of {1, . . . n}