Pi and the size of the Universe
Pi is famously calculated to trillions of digits – but Dr James Grime says 39 is probably enough.
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The problem in Good Will Hunting
Just how hard was the second problem cracked by Will in Good Will Hunting? Matt Damon! And who doesn’t love Homeomorphically Irreducible Trees?
New Largest Known Prime Number – Numberphile
There is a new “largest known prime number”. Extra footage: http://youtu.be/o0ZOs7sMS7k More on Mersenne Primes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PLL0mo… Perfect Numbers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfKTD5… Googolplex: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GEebx… Graham’s Number: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTeJ64… This video features Dr Tony Padilla from the University of Nottingham. Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile...
Dragon Curve
Beautiful Dragon Curves, Fractals and Jurassic Park. Featuring Rob Eastaway.
Looking at fourth dimension using a hypercube
Looking at the fourth dimension. Hyper Cube Models used in this video: http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z269/SirPaper/HyperCube1.png http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z269/SirPaper/HyperCube2.png
Equations that rule the world
Although they don’t actually exist in the physical world, our most powerful tools could be mathematical equations. They underlie much of modern technology, from radio to power generation, to photo compression and electronic musical instruments.