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Meep's Math Matters 15: Oscars Edition
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Looking at how votes were counted for the 2010 Academy Awards nominations for Best Picture.
Reference - Steve Pond's post: http://www.thewrap.com/ind-column/counting-oscar...
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Meep's Math Matters 14: Infinity is NOT a number 2: the rationals
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Showing how the rational numbers are a countably infinite set. Using a geometric interpretation of the rationals.
I can be contacted at marypat.campbell@gmail.com
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Meep's Math Matters 13:Twelve Days of Presents
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How many presents did I receive during those 12 Days of Christmas? It's not simply the 12th triangular number (see episode 1).
Sorry about the cold - I wanted to get this...
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Meep's Math Matters 12: Election Math
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In this episode, I look at Kenneth Arrow's definition of a fair voting system, which he proved does not exist. I explain the requirements and show how some voting systems v...
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Meep's Math Matters 11: Infinity is NOT a Number, Part 1
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In this episode, I look at countably infinite sets -- counting numbers, even numbers, integers, and primes. It's a gentle introduction to infinity..... and it's going to ge...
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Meep's Math Matters 10: Parity
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Parity is a fancy way of saying even/odd -- or any other quality that comes in pairs. Like the pigeonhole principle, it's one of those "cute" ideas that pops up in math pro...
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Meep's Math Matters 9: Pigeonhole Principle Answers
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In this episode, I answer some of the questions asked in Meep's Math Matters 8 on the pigeonhole principle.
I can be contacted at marypat.campbell@gmail.com. Spread the ...
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Meep's Math Matters 8: The Pigeonhole Principle
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In the 8th episode of Meep's Math Matters, I introduce the pigeonhole principle and cover three applications of the principle. I give a little homework (seriously, it's jus...
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Meep's Math Matters 7: Irrationality of square root of 2
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In this episode of Meep's Math Matters, I prove the irrationality of the square root of 2 (and why the ancient Greeks cared about that.)
I can be contacted at marypat.ca...
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Meep's Math Matters 6: How Math is Done
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I give a little peek into how math work actually evolves, in contrast to how it's presented or taught.
I can be contacted at marypat.campbell@gmail.com. Remember to spre...
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