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Geocaching 391: The Final Paper! Graduation! Mystery Cache

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Hidden : 1/8/2012
Difficulty:
5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Welcome to The University of Groundspeak

The University of Groundspeak is offering a new degree here in Auckland!
A BSc in Geocaching!
A BSc in Geocaching will equip you for the world of caching out there.




Points: 15
Prerequisites: 345 points in Geocaching papers. (ie: 23 other geocaching papers)
Credit: Final Cache = 100%
Equipment Required: GPSr


This is the final, compulsory paper needed to graduate from the University of Groundspeak, with a BSc in Geocaching. To be able to enrol in this class, you must have found all 23 of the available geocaching papers. For safety and sanitys sake, you are allowed to miss out one of the 23. If you are still having trouble with some of the puzzles, don't hesitate to email the CO for course advice.

In order to be able to locate this cache, you will need to keep a record of the numbers, which are in the lid and/or front cover of the logbook of the cache.
If you have any finds on the series, found and logged, prior to (and including) the 12th Jan 2012, email the CO with the caches you've found, and the numbers will be emailed back to you. Either that, or you can go back, and collect the numbers yourself.



Co-ordinates are calculated as follows:

A = Geocaching 101: Introduction to Geocaching
B = Geocaching 104: Bearings and Offsets
C = Geocaching 114: Plaques and Signs
D = Geocaching 121: Beginners Stealth
E = Geocaching 130: Learning Languages
F = Geocaching 132: How are Sudoku and Caching Linked?
G = Geocaching 135: Using Google
H = Geocaching 136: Alphabeticism
I = Geocaching 170: A Letterbox
J = Geocaching 199: General Education - Music

K = Geocaching 201: Advancing Geocaching 1
L = Geocaching 202: Introduction to Camo
M = Geocaching 209: The Magnetic Nano
N = Geocaching 221: Intermediate Stealth
O = Geocaching 235: How computers can assist solving
P = Geocaching 237: Mathematical Knowledge
Q = Geocaching 250: Increasing Terrain 1
R = Geocaching 280: P.E. Module

S = Geocaching 301: Advancing Geocaching 2
T = Geocaching 321: Advanced Stealth
U = Geocaching 330: Computing
V = Geocaching 350: Increasing Terrain 2
W = Geocaching 360: More Geocaching

South = 36 (H).(A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H+I+J+K+L+M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-70)
East = 174 (K-R+T).(A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H+I+J+K+L+M+N+O+P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-95)


There was a temporary muck up with the numbers for the music paper (199). If your number is not a prime, then subtract 18 from it, and you shall have the right number.


Once you think your calculations are correct, you can check them here. Cache is a 5.5L snap-lock container. Please re-hide as well as you found it, or better!


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)