Mind-Bending Math : Riddles and Paradoxes

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Call Number: DVD 510 Ku Oversize, Adult DVD / Great Courses / Mathematics / Mind-bending Math: Riddles and Paradoxes
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Set contains twent-four lectures (ca. 30 minutes each) on four DVDs.
Lecture 1. Everything in this lecture is false -- Lecture 2. Elementary math isn't elementary -- Lecture 3. Probability paradoxes -- Lecture 4. Strangeness in statistics -- Lecture 5. Zeno's paradoxes of motion -- Lecture 6. Infinity is not a number -- Lecture 7. More than one infinity -- Lecture 8. Cantor's infinity of infinities -- Lecture 9. Impossible sets -- Lecture 10. Godel proves the unprovable -- Lecture 11. Voting paradoxes -- Lecture 12. Why no distribution is fully fair -- Lecture 13. Games with strange loops -- Lecture 14. Losing to win, strategizing to survive -- Lecture 15. Enigmas of everyday objects -- Lecture 16. Surprises of the small and speedy -- Lecture 17. Bending space and time -- Lecture 18. Filling the gap between dimensions -- Lecture 19. Crazy kinds of connectedness -- Lecture 20. Twisted topological universes -- Lecture 21. More with less, something for nothing -- Lecture 22. When Measurement is impossible -- Lecture 23. Banach-Tarski's 1=1+1 -- Lecture 24. The paradox of paradoxes.
Lecturer: David Kung, St. Mary's College of Maryland.
"Great math riddles and paradoxes have a long and illustrious history, serving as both tests and games for intellectual thinkers across the globe. Passed through the halls of academia and examined in-depth by scholars, students, and amateurs alike, these riddles and paradoxes have brought frustration and joy to those seeking intellectual challenges. In addition, it{u2019}s well known that brain exercises are as fundamental to staying sharp as body exercises are to staying fit. Stretching your mind to try to solve a good puzzle, even when the answer eludes you, can help improve your ability to focus. "--Website.
DVD, full screen.

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