Towers
of Chicago
Robert Swartz
robert@mathapplets.net
I am a mathematician and computer programmer from
Chicago. I have a BA in Mathematics from Northeastern
Illinois University, and I am also Sun Certified. Since
2000, I've been working on the Towers of Chicago; I programmed
the multipeg version in Java. The multipeg version
involves 4 or more pegs, as opposed to the usual 3.
These pegs are enumerated as follows: the initial peg,
the final peg, and 2 or more auxiliary pegs. This applet
can display up to 50 discs by 10 pegs, with the default window
size. My algorithm for solving this puzzle is recursive
and dynamic. This algorithm is an example of Automated
Reasoning especially since it has a reverse feature. The
puzzle software can be found at the following link: Towers of
Chicago. The software was programmed
using Java 8.
The original version of my Towers of Chicago software won 5th
prize in the Quest
for Java Contest.
Here are some screenshots,
and here is an applet
that calculates the number of moves in the multipeg problem.
Also, I wrote software that solves problems in Boolean
Logic: Meta
Theorem
It turns out that any statement in mathematics can be reduced
to a statement of Boolean Logic.
My treatment of Boolean Logic includes 64 variables, truth
constants, 6 operations, and
perfect syntax checking.
Meta Theorem was used to crack some important hypotheses in
mathematics:
Twin Primes Conjecture
Continuum Hypothesis
Odd Perfect Numbers
My math applets are generating 500 Gigawatts of DDT Fusion
Power:
D + D ---> T + H + 4.0 MeV
D + T ---> He + n + 17.6 MeV
This power source will last for aleph-0 years!
Here is the Federation
battle song, and here is the imperial city
skyline, Chicago, USA.
By the way, it's really called the Sears Tower.
Considering that we're well into the 21st century,
it's time that America builds a national high-speed rail
network.
These trains are powered by electric catenary. The power
comes from nuclear fusion.
Here is a map of the
proposed high-speed
rail network.
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