Mathematical Brain Teasers and Logic Puzzles

Why We Love Puzzles (1x1)

Data emisji: Mar 01, 2020

Why do we create puzzles simply for the pleasure of solving them? After proposing a few theories, Professor Rosenhouse notes that mathematicians love puzzles, especially those that lead to deep mathematical insights. Get warmed up for the course with six brain teasers involving hourglasses, a restaurant order, a biased coin, the numbers on a clock face, and two chessboard scenarios.