Division without envy
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A problem in division in which participants divide a piece of cake and results in fair shares which are 'envy-free' is proposed. An algorithm for envy-free division is sought because envy-free divisions are always fair but a fair division is not always envy-free.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
Mathematical recreations, Division, Division (Mathematics)
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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Squaring the square
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Several ingenious solutions have been provided in resolving the problem of squaring rectangles or squares with square tiles of different sizes. One of the remarkable solutions was presented by J.W. Bouwkamp and his colleagues, which totalled to only 15 tiles.
Publisher: Scientific American, Inc.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
Geometry, Square, Squares (Geometry)
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1997
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