[seqfan] Re: suggestion for a competition?

[Charles Greathouse]

I'd be willing to be on the panel if needed.

It would be nice if we could have someone outside the OEIS on the
panel, though I don't know if that could be managed.  It would be nice
to have an outside perspective.

> * Best alternate definition of a sequence (with proof that the new
> definition produces the same sequence).

I like that, very nice.

Charles Greathouse
Analyst/Programmer
Case Western Reserve University

On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 4:51 PM, Andrew Weimholt
<andrew.weimholt at gmail.com> wrote:
> I wouldn't mind being on the panel of judges.
>
> Some other possible catagories...
>
> * Best proof of an open conjecture related to an OEIS seqeunce(s).
>
> * Best alternate definition of a sequence (with proof that the new
> definition produces the same
> sequence).
>
> * Best extension of a "more" + "hard" sequence.
>
> Andrew
>
>
> On 10/27/11, N. J. A. Sloane <njas at research.att.com> wrote:
>>
>> Dear SeqFans,
>> A science writer that I know is thinking of
>> writing an article about the OEIS.
>>
>> She asked me if I could think of a competition
>> for students. For example, there might be a prize for the
>> best new sequence submitted by a student.
>> (Student could mean high school student, or perhaps undergraduate)
>>
>> Or, the best formula for a sequence that did not already have
>> a formula.
>>
>> Or, the best "illustration of initial terms" (the kind of picture
>> we have in A000029) for a sequence that at present does not have
>> any illustrations
>>
>> Can anyone suggest other competitions?
>>
>> And, if the article appears, we will need a panel
>> of judges - any volunteers?
>>
>> Neil