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What is the largest prime factor of the sum of the favorited comments from all fibonacci-numbered MeFites?

mystyk — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:34:40 -0800

"Project Euler is a series of challenging mathematical/computer programming problems that will require more than just mathematical insights to solve. Although mathematics will help you arrive at elegant and efficient methods, the use of a computer and programming skills will be required to solve most problems."

Started in 2001 as a sub-section of Maths Challenge, it has since grown large enough to become its own entity. It now boasts over 200 problems, many of them insanely difficult. "Each problem has been designed according to a "one-minute rule", which means that although it may take several hours to design a successful algorithm with more difficult problems, an efficient implementation will allow a solution to be obtained on a modestly powered computer in less than one minute."

Previously (Aug 2005)

Big book of algorithms

Wolfdog — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:02:22 -0800

If you could use a great big free handbook of discrete math and algorithms, Jörg Arndt's fxtbook wants to be your friend. Plain text table of contents to whet your appetite.

Fractran.

loquacious — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:42:21 -0800

Fractran. A Turing complete programming language expressed in prime numbers from John Conway. (Interpreter here.) More pathological programming. Via Good Math, Bad Math.

Euler? I never even met her!

Wolfdog — Sat, 20 Aug 2005 06:11:12 -0800

Project Euler is a running contest of programming challenges to hone your algorithm skills. "Each problem is designed according to a 'one-minute rule', which means that although it may take several hours to design a successful algorithm with more difficult problems, an efficient implementation will allow a solution to be obtained on a modestly powered computer in less than one minute."