tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153881528840143069.post9130913026065145238..comments2023-08-02T20:54:52.429+10:00Comments on Grant Trebbin: Probability of Collecting a Full SetGrant Trebbinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13253301568478517009noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153881528840143069.post-316467609110314882017-09-09T16:00:58.109+10:002017-09-09T16:00:58.109+10:00Nice work. That sort of thing happens to me a lot...Nice work. That sort of thing happens to me a lot as well.Grant Trebbinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13253301568478517009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153881528840143069.post-33548559158881215932017-08-26T06:59:18.328+10:002017-08-26T06:59:18.328+10:00I did this problem while I was bored at my first j...I did this problem while I was bored at my first job after University. There was a tub of double bubble gums someone left and I asked myself if I opened N, how likely it was I had a full set.<br />After working on the problem, I came up with the Stirling numbers on my own without knowing it, only to be very disappointed to find out they already existed. It was worth the effort. I kept my notebook of work as a memento of being a good medieval mathematician.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13026535969418142688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3153881528840143069.post-14852125730673844192016-09-03T21:06:25.272+10:002016-09-03T21:06:25.272+10:00From our own collecting and looking at what friend...From our own collecting and looking at what friends ended up with I'd say each card is not equally likely. Everyone ended up looking for particular cards, and as is normally the case with these collections had difficulty finding anyone to trade with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com