==> probability/coupon.s <==
The problem is well known under the name of "COUPON COLLECTOR PROBLEM".
The answer for n equally likely coupons is
(1)		C(n)=n*H(n)    with H(n)=1+1/2+1/3+...+1/n.
In the unequal probabilities case, with p_i the probability of coupon i,
it becomes
(2)		C(n)=int_0^infty [1-prod_{i=1}^n (1-exp(-p_i*t))] dt
which reduces to (1) when p_i=1/n (An easy exercise).
In the equal probabilities case  C(n)~n log(n). For a Zipf law,
from (2), we have C(n)~n log^2(n).

A related problem is the "BIRTHDAY PARADOX" familiar to people
interested in hashing algorithms: With a party of 23 persons,
you are likely (i.e. with probability >50%) to find two with
the same birthday. The non equiprobable case was solved by:
	M. Klamkin and D. Newman, Extensions of the birthday
	surprise, J. Comb. Th. 3 (1967), 279-282.