A Millennium of Mathematical Puzzles - Introduction
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Channel: Gresham College · 2008 · Education
Mathematical puzzles, from 1650BC to the present day: fun, important, perplexing, interesting and sometimes just wierd. In this introduction, Robin Wilson, Gresham Professor of Geometry, sets out the four features we should be looking for in the puzzles. The full lecture is available (in 24 parts) here on YouTube, or it can be downloaded (like all of our lectures) in its complete form from the Gresham College website, in video, audio or text formats: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. (http://www.gresham.ac.uk)
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