Monthly Archives: February 2010

Sorry I Am Late

Please comment your solutions, questions and remarks.. How many of the statements below the line are true? 2/5 ———— This post was not published on Wednesday 24. February 2010 There are at least 2 true statements in this post (after … Continue reading

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Games in Topology (Another Proof of Brouwer’s Fixed Point Theorem)

Theorem (Brouwer’s Fixed Point Theorem, BFPT). Suppose that [tex]B\subset \mathbb{R}^n[/tex] is the closed n-dimensional unit ball and [tex]f\colon B\to B[/tex] is a continuous function. Then there exists a point [tex]x\in B[/tex] such that [tex]f(x)=x[/tex]. Theorem (Jordan’s Curve Theorem) Let [tex]f\colon … Continue reading

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Pinocchio Is Omnipotent

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More Tricks With Triangulations

Please comment your solutions, questions and remarks.. I learned this riddle from Sergei Chmutov. It is also a problem concerning triangulation and sharp angled triangles. Suppose we have a triangulated regular polygon with odd number of edges. The vertices of … Continue reading

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Stable Marriages

Suppose n men and n women survived after a spaceship crush on a planet orbiting Alpha Centauri. They happen all to be heterosexuals and all single (or their partners died in the crush). Each man then ranks women in order … Continue reading

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Triangulation

Please comment your solutions, questions and remarks.. In the last week’s many in one post I explained what is a triangulation. Can you triangulate a square using only sharp angled triangles (i.e. triangles whose all angles are <[tex]\pi/2[/tex])? For example … Continue reading

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Brouwer’s Fixed Point Theorem: Many in One Post

In this post I will (1) give a simple proof of Brouwer Fixed Point Theorem (2) fulfill the promise given here (3) present the Wednesday Problem in the form fill in the details in the below text Theorem (Brouwer’s Fixed … Continue reading

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