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This math puzzle will help you plan your next party

  • Written by Gary Chartrand, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Western Michigan University
imageMapping connections at your next shindig.unclibraries_commons

Let’s say you’re planning your next party and agonizing over the guest list. To whom should you send invitations? What combination of friends and strangers is the right mix?

It turns out mathematicians have been working on a version of this problem for nearly a century....

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