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== Problem 1: Unfair Coin Game ==
 
== Problem 1: Unfair Coin Game ==
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Bob, Carol, Ted and Alice take turns (in that order) tossing a coin with probability of tossing a Head, <math>P (H) = p</math>, where <math>0 < p < 1</math>. The first one to toss a Head wins the game. Calculate <math>P(B)</math>, <math>P(C)</math>, <math>P(T)</math>, and <math>P(A)</math>, the ''win probabilities'' for Bob, Carol, Ted and Alice, respectively.  Also show that
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*(a) <math>P (B) > P (C) > P (T ) > P (A)</math>
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*(b) <math>P (B) + P (C) + P (T ) + P (A) = 1</math>
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== Problem 2: Stadium Mingling ==
 
== Problem 2: Stadium Mingling ==

Revision as of 08:17, 18 September 2008

Instructions

Homework 2 can be downloaded here on the ECE 302 course website.

Problem 1: Unfair Coin Game

Bob, Carol, Ted and Alice take turns (in that order) tossing a coin with probability of tossing a Head, $ P (H) = p $, where $ 0 < p < 1 $. The first one to toss a Head wins the game. Calculate $ P(B) $, $ P(C) $, $ P(T) $, and $ P(A) $, the win probabilities for Bob, Carol, Ted and Alice, respectively. Also show that

  • (a) $ P (B) > P (C) > P (T ) > P (A) $
  • (b) $ P (B) + P (C) + P (T ) + P (A) = 1 $

HW 2.1 Sahil Khosla _ECE302Fall2008sanghavi

HW2.1 Chris Cadwallader_ECE302Fall2008sanghavi

Problem 2: Stadium Mingling

HW2.2 Sujay Sanghavi_ECE302Fall2008sanghavi

HW2.2 Brian Thomas_ECE302Fall2008sanghavi - On how to simplify the problem

HW2.2 Evan Clinton_ECE302Fall2008sanghavi

HW2.2 Josh Long_ECE302Fall2008sanghavi - A's & Q's

Problem 3: Trick Cards

HW2.3 Gregory Pajot_ECE302Fall2008sanghavi

HW2.3 Emily Blount_ECE302Fall2008sanghavi

Problem 4: Two-timer

HW2.4 Sujay Sanghavi_ECE302Fall2008sanghavi HW2.4 Zhongtian Wang_ECE302Fall2008sanghavi- general procedure

Problem 5: Redeye

HW2.5 Landis Huffman_ECE302Fall2008sanghavi

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