[net.math] Surprise quiz - Re. to lew

gandalf@hogpd.UUCP (M.ESTIS) (09/13/83)

I would slightly modify Lew's restatement of the problem so as to not
make it self referential.

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I am going to give a quiz, subject to two conditions:

	1) It will be given during class one day this term.

	2) At no time prior to the quiz will it be possible
	   to infer (delete this -> from these conditions) that the quiz will
	   be given on a certain day.


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I now claim that the conditions can both be met if the Prof. gives the test
on the 15th. If you can figure out a way to determine that the test will
be given on the 15th, prior to that date, please let me know. 

Is there still a condition not being met that I'm missing? 

(Even if #2 is still self referential, it seems that both conditions can be
satisfied.)

                                              Monty Estis
                                              hogpd!gandalf