Irrational Numbers
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Prime Numbers
Walls have bricks, elements have atoms, organisms have cells, and a bowl of Lucky Charms has little fake marshmallows. Walls, elements, organisms, and Lucky Charms all »
Combinatorics: Permutations
Even though counting is the first mathematical concept almost every kid learns, somehow a significant portion of cutting edge math research relates to questions that basically »
Metric Spaces
Even in everyday life, the question “What’s the distance between Point A and Point B?” is ambiguous. The standard definition of distance is the length »
Game Theory: Strategy and Backward Induction
Let’s play a game. I’ll let you go first which I promise will let you win… if you play just right. The game is »