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Re:Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson by daveFNbuck on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @11:29AM (#18807341)
That professor probably had produced the answer already, using the metric he had initially intended. Having a set of answers doesn't mean you didn't make a mistake in the questions.
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Re:Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson by saagarjha on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @01:35PM (#18808686)
But it does clue you into whether the professor used a different set of assumptions than you did.
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Re:Algorithms, by Jeff Erickson by daveFNbuck on Wednesday January 02, 2019 @02:55PM (#18809529)
Presumably you wouldn't see the answers until after you spent all night on the assignment.
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