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| + | --[[User:Jafische|Jafische]] 17:51, 16 January 2010 (UTC) | ||
| + | Here are some math-related links I found interesting: | ||
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| + | *[http://www4.stat.ncsu.edu/~bmasmith/images/all.gif Happy Math] | ||
| + | *[http://www.mathsisfun.com/pascals-triangle.html Pascal's Triangle] | ||
| + | *[http://yodawgpics.com/yo-dawg-pictures/functions--2 Chain Rule pic] | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dudeney_number 6 Dudeney Numbers] | ||
| + | *[http://www.neave.com/fractal/ Zoomable Fractal] | ||
| + | *[http://www.inbetweenmeals.com/2008/10/definitions-of-terms-commonly-used-in.html Definitions of Common Terms in Math Proofs] | ||
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| + | Found this, file it under fun: [http://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=60279] Interesting read as several people try to convince someone else that coin flips are independent. | ||
| + | tl;dr: Someone accuses someone else of being stupid, using bad probability and the gambler's fallacy to say that the probability of flipping a tails grows with each flip of a heads (he correctly states that p(HHHHH) < p(HHHH) then then says the difference reflects a change in p(T) instead of one less flip. He is then proven wrong with math. Stay in school kids. | ||
Latest revision as of 15:47, 2 March 2010
--Msstaffo 17:58, 26 January 2009 (UTC)
This is a page to post fun, challenging, or otherwise thought provoking interactive math-related material. Math can be fun, lets prove it!
--Jafische 17:51, 16 January 2010 (UTC) Here are some math-related links I found interesting:
- Happy Math
- Pascal's Triangle
- Chain Rule pic
- 6 Dudeney Numbers
- Zoomable Fractal
- Definitions of Common Terms in Math Proofs
Found this, file it under fun: [1] Interesting read as several people try to convince someone else that coin flips are independent. tl;dr: Someone accuses someone else of being stupid, using bad probability and the gambler's fallacy to say that the probability of flipping a tails grows with each flip of a heads (he correctly states that p(HHHHH) < p(HHHH) then then says the difference reflects a change in p(T) instead of one less flip. He is then proven wrong with math. Stay in school kids.
