Thursday, March 15, 2012

It's all about notation

When designing an algorithm, one often critical step is to find a good representation for the problem input and output, that will help us think about it clearly.

When writing a proof, one often critical step is to find the right notation. Once you have decided what objects are worth having an independent notation, that will direct (or mislead) the proof.

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