Lecture 2 of 92013-03-04
How computers get it wrong: 2+2 = 5
Professor Tony Mann · Gresham College
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All the lectures
- Arithmetic by Computer and by Human
- How computers get it wrong: 2+2 = 5
- Proof by Computer and Proof by Human
- User Error: Why it's not your fault
- Finding Stable Matches: The Mathematics of Computer Dating
- Might as well toss a coin: How random numbers help us find exact solutions
- This Lecture Will Surprise You: When Logic is Illogical
- When Maths Doesn't Work: What we learn from the Prisoners' Dilemma
- Two Losses Make a Win: How a Physicist Surprised Mathematicians