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ERIC Number: EJ971017
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Nov
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0746-8342
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The Tower and Glass Marbles Problem
Denman, Richard T.; Hailey, David; Rothenberg, Michael
College Mathematics Journal, v41 n5 p350-356 Nov 2010
The Catseye Marble company tests the strength of its marbles by dropping them from various levels of their office tower, to find the highest floor from which a marble will not break. We find the smallest number of drops required and from which floor each drop should be made. We also find out how these answers change if a restriction is placed on the number of marbles allocated for testing. Investigating this puzzle motivates algorithmic thinking, and leads to an interesting recursive solution.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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