It is commonly advised that dictionary words should not be used when forming passwords. We would like to make the case that dictionary words can be used as long as the words are randomly chosen. Th…| All Math Considered
It is commonplace for frequent users of the Internet to have multiple online accounts that require passwords. Advice and guidelines abound on the Internet on picking safe and strong passwords. They…| All Math Considered
This post works with 5-card Poker hands drawn from a standard deck of 52 cards. The discussion is mostly mathematical, using the Poker hands to illustrate counting techniques and calculation of pro…| All Math Considered
This is the third post in a series of posts on combinatorial analysis. The post is opened with the following problem. Figure 1 Path Problem Point Q is 7 blocks east and 6 blocks north of Point P (s…| All Math Considered
