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[6] [7] Some high-school-level discrete mathematics textbooks have appeared as well. [8] At this level, discrete mathematics is sometimes seen as a preparatory course, like precalculus in this respect. [9] The Fulkerson Prize is awarded for outstanding papers in discrete mathematics.
The problem of estimating the maximum of a discrete uniform distribution on the integer interval [,] from a sample of k observations is commonly known as the German tank problem, following the practical application of this maximum estimation problem, during World War II, by Allied forces seeking to estimate German tank production.
This last happened in 2010 (when the choice was to give either 226 (43.71%) or 266 (51.45%) of the 517 contestants (excluding the 6 from North Korea — see below) a medal), [20] 2012 (when the choice was to give either 226 (41.24%) or 277 (50.55%) of the 548 contestants a medal), and 2013, when the choice was to give either 249 (47.16%) or 278 ...