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Re: [Phys-l] Mind reading software!



This has nothing to do with providing an explanation. What is an affront
is that you reflexively burdened us with a quantitative "solution" to
something which is inherently magical. This is just as boorish as those
who try to show that religion is somehow meaningless because they can
point out countless contradictions in the Bible.

Bob at PC :-)

-----Original Message-----
From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Ken Caviness
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2007 7:22 PM
To: Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Mind reading software!

Hey, Joe!

I humbly apologize for forcing you to go on and read more messages in
this thread before you had a chance to try to figure it out for
yourself. I abjectly abase myself and solemnly swear never to do it
again.

;-)

Ken

Kenneth E. Caviness, Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN 37315

-----Original Message-----
From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu [mailto:phys-l-
bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of Joseph Bellina
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 12:15 PM
To: Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Mind reading software!

Why does everyone have to give away the answer so that other lose
the
opportunity to figure it out for themselves...hum is that a metaphor
for what happens in some classrooms.

cheers,

joe
Joseph J. Bellina, Jr. Ph.D.
Professor of Physics
Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN 46556

On Jul 13, 2007, at 11:48 AM, Price Daniel S. wrote:


Algebraically, this is simply proven: the original (two-digit
number) is comprised of two digits, X and Y, in the form XY. The
value of this number is 10X + Y. The sum of the digits is X + Y,
which, when subtracted from the two-digit number, is (10X + Y) -
(X
+ Y) = (10X - X) + (Y - Y) = 9X.

-----Original Message-----
From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu on behalf of Bob
Sciamanda
Sent: Fri 13-Jul-07 9:45 AM
To: Daryl@DarylScience.com; Forum for Physics Educators
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Mind reading software!

BRAVO! Entirely correct!
And if they had simply included the number 0 among the multiples
of
9
(all having the same symbol) it would also work for the numbers 00
through 09.

Bob Sciamanda
Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (Emeritus)
www.winbeam.com/~trebor
trebor@winbeam.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daryl L Taylor" <Daryl@DarylScience.com>
To: "'Forum for Physics Educators'"
<phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 11:32 AM
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Mind reading software!


| Took a moment, but figured it out over a beer sitting on my back
deck
| contemplating next year's lesson plans... Sure...
|
| The way the numbers work out, your answer HAS to be a multiple
of
9.
Simple
| math trick. If you look at the symbols, each symbol
corresponding
to
a
| multiple of 9 is the same; 9, 18, 27, and so on. So, no matter
what
multiple
| you 'choose', the symbol is the same every time. When you try it
again, the
| program simply shuffles the symbols, but each multiple of 9 is
still
| represented by an identical symbol; just a different one this
time.
|
| Cheers!
|
| Daryl L Taylor, Fizzix Guy
| Greenwich HS, CT
| PAEMST '96
| IEOTY '03
| NASA Astrophysics Educator Ambassador
|
| This email sent using 100% certified recycled electrons.
| -----Original Message-----
| From: phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu
| [mailto:phys-l-bounces@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu] On Behalf Of
Bob
| Sciamanda
| Sent: Friday, July 13, 2007 9:47 AM
| To: Forum for Physics Educators
| Subject: [Phys-l] Mind reading software!
|
| Here is a very clever thought provoker!
|
| Go to http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/mindread/psychicSparkle2.swf
| and let this program read your mind!
|
| Can you figure out how it's done?
| Have fun!
|
| Bob Sciamanda
| Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (Emeritus)
| www.winbeam.com/~trebor
| trebor@winbeam.com
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