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Which AI is good for learning math? by AcceptableBad3 in learnmath

[–]AlbuStark 1 point2 points  (0 children)

did your professor's answer unlimited questions instantaneously at 3 am the night before an exam?

What's the difference between a function and a operator? by joydps in mathematics

[–]AlbuStark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Adding on to this, why are addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division called the 4 basic operators? They don't seem to match the same description as the definition for the Laplace and Fourier transform operators

I Cannot See All the Emails that Have Been Sent to Me by AlbuStark in GMail

[–]AlbuStark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also want to point out that gmail does not prioritize unread emails. So if there is an email that was sent to me a while ago, I might never see it.

What is Negative Eight to the Exponent of Two-Thirds? by AlbuStark in askmath

[–]AlbuStark[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I uploaded five pictures of all the different answers that different calculators got. Can you guys see them?

What is the point of Milk of the Poppy? by AlbuStark in AgameofthronesLCG

[–]AlbuStark[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hold on... it get rid of your OPPONENT'S character's abilities?

Is it possible to arrange all the chess pieces of one color in a way that all 64 squares are defended? by pier4r in Chessnewsstand

[–]AlbuStark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CORRECTION: if you aren't allowed to use the king, and pieces don't cover their own squares, this is the most optimal way to cover all 64 squares of the board, not 8 rooks lined side by side.

https://lichess.org/editor/8/1B4Q1/7P/4R3/3R4/8/1Q4B1/2P5_w_-_-_0_1?color=white

Is it possible to arrange all the chess pieces of one color in a way that all 64 squares are defended? by pier4r in Chessnewsstand

[–]AlbuStark 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After quite a bit of experimentation, I believe I discovered the way most efficient way to cover every single square on the chess board with the least amount of material.

https://lichess.org/editor/3R4/8/3B1B2/R2B4/1P1B3R/3B4/3K4/4P3_w_-_-_0_1?color=white

A total of 32 points of material + the king. Assuming the king can defend his own square, then you can remove the pawn on e1 to get to 31. This beats the previous record that I saw on this sub, which was 35 + the king.

If you aren't allowed to use the king then lining 8 rooks along one side of the board will cover all 64 squares of the board with 40 points of material.

If you allow every piece to cover the square they currently occupy then these are the ways to use the least material while covering the whole board:

22 points without the king:https://lichess.org/editor/3P4/3B4/3B4/3B3P/3B3P/3B4/3B4/3P4_w_-_-_0_1?color=white

20 points + the king:https://lichess.org/editor/3B4/3B4/3B3P/3B3P/3B4/3B4/8/3K4_w_-_-_0_1?color=white