Some national holidays -- like Fourth of July -- happen on the same day each year. Others, like Thanksgiving, which takes place the fourth Thursday in November, change from year to year. Our math blogger Samuel Arbesman looks into the different size algorithms needed to describe the dates of various national holidays.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Measuring the Complexity of the Dates of Holidays
Measuring the Complexity of the Dates of Holidays
Some national holidays -- like Fourth of July -- happen on the same day each year. Others, like Thanksgiving, which takes place the fourth Thursday in November, change from year to year. Our math blogger Samuel Arbesman looks into the different size algorithms needed to describe the dates of various national holidays.
Some national holidays -- like Fourth of July -- happen on the same day each year. Others, like Thanksgiving, which takes place the fourth Thursday in November, change from year to year. Our math blogger Samuel Arbesman looks into the different size algorithms needed to describe the dates of various national holidays.
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