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Applet Exercises

Applet Exercises

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Question 3.130

1. Solving a scheduling problem such as the one that follows can be accomplished by constructing a related graph and then coloring it in a way that adjacent vertices have different colors. Explore the problem of graph coloring in the Graph Coloring applet.

Question 3.131

2. A mathematics department has seven faculty committees—A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, Because there is overlap in the composition of the committees, the chairman of the department is attempting to work out a schedule that will avoid conflicts among the committees. The accompanying chart indicates the overlapping committee structure. Help the chairman arrange a schedule without conflicts in the Scheduling applet.

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