Radio Puzzler and CS4102
22-Feb-2010 13:07
On National Public Radio there is a popular show called Car Talk where some funny mechanics (MIT grads) take calls about car problems and other things. Each week there’s a “puzzler”, a puzzle where you can submit the answer for and get your name read on the radio (if you’re selected from the hundreds of correct answers).
As I was driving in to the Engineering Open House last Saturday, I heard this week’s puzzler and laughed when I realized it’s essentially a CS4102 problem we did in class (and that could be on the exam). You can see the Car Talk Puzzler at this link. By the way, the previous week’s puzzler was also a question a CS student could nail. (A CS101 or CS216 student could do that one.)
As I was driving in to the Engineering Open House last Saturday, I heard this week’s puzzler and laughed when I realized it’s essentially a CS4102 problem we did in class (and that could be on the exam). You can see the Car Talk Puzzler at this link. By the way, the previous week’s puzzler was also a question a CS student could nail. (A CS101 or CS216 student could do that one.)