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ERIC Number: EJ429203
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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ISSN: ISSN-0025-570X
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Packing a Box with Bricks.
Jepsen, Charles H.
Mathematics Magazine, v64 n2 p92-97 Apr 1991
Presented are solutions to variations of a combinatorics problem from a recent International Mathematics Olympiad. In particular, the matrix algebra solution illustrates an interaction among the undergraduate areas of geometry, combinatorics, linear algebra, and group theory. (JJK)
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Higher Education, Mathematical Applications, Mathematics Education, Problem Solving
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Learner; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Students; Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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