Estimating Many Interesting Constants by Tossing a Coin
By Shalosh B. Ekhad and Doron Zeilberger
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First Written: July 2026
This version: July 2026
Maple package
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Propp.txt,
a Maple package to compute both exactly and approximate by simulation many interesting constants, by tossing a (usually loaded) coin until,
for the first time, the number of Heads exceeds the number of Tails by d+1, and looking at a function of that score (e.g. the
number of Heads divided by the total number of tosses, but also many others).
Sample Input and Output for Propp.txt
If you want to see a
then the input gives the
output.
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