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Reference Topics 5-7

May 21, 2024July 8, 2015 by elaine

Clock arithmetic and modular arithmetic
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/discussions/morerem.html

This site gives a nice introduction to modular arithmetic.
http://betterexplained.com/articles/fun-with-modular-arithmetic/

Is there really such a thing as “infinity”?
http://www.math.toronto.edu/mathnet/plain/answers/infinity.html… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 05, Reference Topics Tags Clock arithmetic, Infinity

Video Links 2-4

August 11, 2015June 30, 2015 by elaine

Infinity (from scratch) – slightly humorous, but mathematically correct. (time: 9:42)

The smallest Infinity (time: 9:33)
… See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 02, Video Links Tags Infinity

Reference Topics 2-4

May 20, 2024June 30, 2015 by elaine

This site introduces the idea of infinite sets:
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/infinite-set/

This site introduces the idea that there are different sizes of infinity:
https://www.quantamagazine.org/mathematicians-measure-infinities-find-theyre-equal-20170912/

 … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 02, Reference Topics Tags Infinite Sets, Infinity
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