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| ID | 366 |
|---|---|
| First Name | Steve |
| Last Name | Butler |
| Institution | Iowa State University |
| Speaker Category | faculty |
| Title of Talk | 291 decillion ways to tile with Tetirs |
| Abstract | We look at the problem of finding the number of ways to tile a board using tetronimoes (i.e., Tetris pieces). In particular, we show how to transform tiling problems into problems of counting walks. Using this approach we were able to get the exact number of ways to tile the 10x20 board. |
| Subject area(s) | Combinatorics |
| Suitable for undergraduates? | Y |
| Day Preference | none |
| Computer Needed? | |
| Bringing a laptop? | |
| Overhead Needed? | |
| Software requests | |
| Special Needs | As long as there is an overhead projector with a VGA cable, I am good to go. |
| Date Submitted | 09/28/2013 |
| Year | 2013 |