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Harmonic things

Professor John D Barrow FRS · Gresham College

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About

The difference between series that are finite and infinite. Simple proofs by pictures. The ubiquity of the harmonic series. The Painter's Paradox. Going to infinity very slowly. How often should there be a record year of rainfall? The Problem of the Pile of Books, the Jeep Refueling Problem, and the Secretary Problem. Winning streaks in sports events - how long could you expect them to be? How can you tell a real random sequence from a faked one?

The talk

  1. Harmonic things 2008-12-11 · YouTube

Credits and licence

Institution
Gresham College
Speaker
Professor John D Barrow FRS
Year
2008
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Mathematics
Source
Gresham College
Licence
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