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We discuss the kind of writing that's appropriate in a paper submitted to the math department to complete Phase Two of MIT's writing requirement. First, we review the general purpose of the requirement and the specific way of completing it for the math department.

... random numbers should not be generated by a method chosen at random.- Donald Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming.

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... random numbers should not be generated by a method chosen at random.- Donald Knuth, The Art of Computer Programming. 1

“We often fail to realize how little we know about a thing until we attempt to simulate it on a computer ” Donald Knuth, 1968

This thesis was typeset using the LATEX document preparation system originally developed by Leslie Lamport, based on the TEX typesetting system created by Donald Knuth. The body text is set 10/12pt on a 32pc measure with the Computer Modern font designed by Donald Knuth. Other fonts used are manfnt