Math

The abc Conjecture may have been proven by a Japanese mathematician – but what is it? More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Feeling brave and want to read the papers by Shinichi Mochizuki – http://www.kurims.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~motizuki/papers-english.html (scroll to the bottom) This video features Dr James Grime who tweets at https://twitter.com/jamesgrime NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/

Can you solve this incredibly difficult calculus question? I had a lot of fun solving this one! Special thanks this month to: Kyle, Mike Robertson, Michael Anvari. Robert Zarnke, Fiona Harper. Thanks to all supporters on Patreon! http://www.patreon.com/mindyourdecisions Adapted from Comment by from discussion inHomeworkHelp Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYourDecisions?sub_confirmation=1 Send me suggestions by email (address at end

The famed Poincaré Conjecture – the only Millennium Problem cracked thus far. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Ricci Flow (used to solve the problem): http://youtu.be/hwOCqA9Xw6A Riemann Hypothesis: http://youtu.be/d6c6uIyieoo Extra interview footage with Jim Isenberg: http://youtu.be/7eJleW0JcKg Grigori Perelman’s paper: http://bit.ly/perelmanpaper Discussed here by Katie Steckles and James Isenberg. Support us on Patreon:

Albert Einstein was challenged with a simple riddle in a 1934 correspondence with the psychologist Max Wertheimer. Can you figure it out? Thanks to all patrons! Special thanks to: Shrihari Puranik, Richard Ohnemus, Michael Anvari, Kyle. We are the only channel to feature math topics suggested by people around the world. Support on Patreon to

Tadashi Tokieda puts $20 on the line… More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Tadashi videos: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids Paperclips: https://youtu.be/wGkvyN6s9cY Video by Brady Haran and Pete McPartlan (animations by Pete) Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile Numberphile tweets: https://twitter.com/numberphile Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Numberphile_Sub Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical

Hippocrates of Chios solved this, nearly 100 years before Euclid even wrote The Elements, and before we knew the exact formula for the area of a circle. This is said to be the first precise mathematical of the area between two curved lines. Learn how he solved for the area of a crescent-shaped lune (same

Fields Medallist and math “celebrity” Cédric Villani is famous for wearing ornate spiders on his lapel. More Villani videos: http://bit.ly/Villani_Videos Cédric Villani website: http://cedricvillani.org His book Birth of a Theorem (Amazon): http://bit.ly/BirthOfATheorem Villani talks about his Fields Medal: https://youtu.be/Vp3sgYKULp0 Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile We are also supported by

Featuring Professor Howard Masur from the University of Chicago. Filmed at the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI). Part 2 of this interview: https://youtu.be/AGX0cLbHaog Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile We are also supported by Science Sandbox, a Simons Foundation initiative dedicated to engaging everyone with the process of

Squarespace: http://www.squarespace.com/numberphile More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More linguistics on Numberphile: http://youtu.be/SbZCECvoaTA Billion and Trillion: http://youtu.be/C-52AI_ojyQ Tom Scott on numbers and linguistics – a discussion with spans counties, countries, continents and the far reaches of space. Tom’s own channel is: https://www.youtube.com/user/enyay Art and animation by Pete McPartlan http://www.petemcpartlan.co.uk Support us on

A chat about some of the ways legendary physicist Richard Feynman cracked safes (filing cabinets) at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Discussed by Professor Roger Bowley. My Favourite Scientist on Feynman: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoYWfytx5QA Feynman Diagrams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bbJeMBHq0g Enigma: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2_Q9FoD-oQ NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile Numberphile

I had a lot of fun solving this one, and I think you will too! 0:00 Problem 0:49 Hints 4:12 Solution Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYourDecisions?sub_confirmation=1 Send me suggestions by email (address at end of many videos). I may not reply but I do consider all ideas! If you buy from the links below I may receive a

Beautiful Dragon Curves, Fractals and Jurassic Park. Featuring Rob Eastaway. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Rob’s website: http://www.robeastaway.com/ Thanks to Matthew Ward and Faraz Barzideh who helped Brady out with some curves! The book Jurassic Park is by the late Michael Crichton. NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile Numberphile tweets:

Your math teacher and friends will be confused, but you’ll look like a genius when you solve multiplication problems with this unusual math trick. Source: I read about this trick from a math book first published in 1956. (Rapid Math Without A Calculator by Frederick Collins). If you like my videos, you can support me

Johnny Ball on Russian and Egyptian Multiplication. Check out Brilliant (get 20% off their premium service): https://brilliant.org/numberphile (sponsor) More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More on Johnny Ball, including his books and live shows: https://www.johnnyball.co.uk Russian multiplication is also known as Ethiopian multiplication. Why Use Binary? (on Computerphile) – https://youtu.be/thrx3SBEpL8 Discuss on

This problem is adapted from an Oxford University admissions question. They say if you can solve this in your head, you are a genius 😉 Alex Bellos’s column on The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/jul/12/did-you-solve-it-oxford-university-admissions-questions Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYourDecisions?sub_confirmation=1 Send me suggestions by email (address at end of many videos). I may not reply but I do consider all ideas!

French numbers can pose problems for non-native speaker – especially when you move beyond 70. Also discussing problems with phone numbers and commas! More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Featuring Dr Paul Smith from the University of Nottingham. The French and marks out of 20: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzrRkhU248A A little extra unlisted bit from

A triangle with sides of 4, 3, and 5 is drawn inside a square as shown. What is the length of the square’s side? It’s a fun little geometry problem! Sources https://www.instagram.com/p/Btw9ZfyBz5w/ http://mathhelpforum.com/geometry/236852-area-square-right-triangle-inside.html Egyptian Proverb http://oaks.nvg.org/egyptian-proverbs.html Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYourDecisions?sub_confirmation=1 Send me suggestions by email (address in video). I consider all ideas though can’t always reply! Why

Three chords are drawn in a circle, spaced 30 degrees apart from the same vertex. If the left chord is 10, and the right chord is 12, what is the length of the middle chord? Wow! The channel “Freedom Mathematics” did a general case of the chord progression puzzle. The general problem is quite complicated!

Infographics are not new.. in 1862 Charles Joseph Minard created a much-praised infographic depicting Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ This video features Dr James Grime – http://singingbanana.com More of James on Numberphile: http://bit.ly/grimevideos Here is the info graphic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Minard.png A book coming soon about the

This is a fun little geometry problem. Source Bilal Sarımeşeli tweet #math #geometry #teachertwitter #questiontime Find the radius of the circle. pic.twitter.com/C1l5P2iAvN — Bilal Sarımeşeli (@bilalsarimeseli) September 26, 2019 Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYourDecisions?sub_confirmation=1 Send me suggestions by email (address in video). I consider all ideas though can’t always reply! Like many YouTubers I use popular software to

Featuring Ben Sparks discussing the Mandelbrot Set (and Julia Sets). Catch a more in-depth interview with Ben on our Numberphile Podcast: https://youtu.be/-tGni9ObJWk More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More videos with Ben: http://bit.ly/Sparks_Playlist Ben Sparks website: https://www.bensparks.co.uk And on Twitter: https://twitter.com/sparksmaths Holly Krieger has done a few Mandelbrot videos on Numberphile… The

Three squares are placed in a row. Connect the bottom left corner of each square to the top right corner of the third square, forming angles with measures a, b, c with the horizontal. What is the sum of a, b, and c? Many people requested this problem, and I thank Roberto O. and Cardist

Sequence guru Neil Sloane on a sequence which puzzled him – until he spotted the mistake! More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ More Neil Sloane videos: http://bit.ly/Sloane_Numberphile The OEIS: https://oeis.org Hanny’s Voorwerp: https://youtu.be/RDr6bSB6Vlg Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI): http://bit.ly/MSRINumberphile We are also supported by Science Sandbox, a

The problem is a little bit complex, but the answer is delightfully sur-pi-sing! Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYourDecisions?sub_confirmation=1 Send me suggestions by email (address in video). I consider all ideas though can’t always reply! Why are some comments before the video is published? Get early access and support the channel on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/mindyourdecisions If you buy from the

Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Tony Padilla is an associate professor of physics at the University of Nottingham. Here he discusses the zeta function and Apéry’s Constant. More Tony videos: http://bit.ly/Padilla_Numberphile Tony’s Tweet: https://twitter.com/DrTonyPadilla/status/828527018081918976 Roger Apéry pics courtesy of François Apéry Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research

A little extra trick based on some of the Mobius cutting videos we recently published. Featuring Tadashi Tokieda. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ MORE: http://bit.ly/tadashi_vids Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile Numberphile tweets: https://twitter.com/numberphile Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Numberphile_Sub Numberphile is supported by the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

This is adapted from the Mathematics Olympiad of Nepal (MOON). Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYourDecisions?sub_confirmation=1 Send me suggestions by email (address in video). I consider all ideas though can’t always reply! Like many YouTubers I use popular software to prepare my videos. You can search for animation software tutorials on YouTube to learn how to make videos. Be

Our Pi Playlist (more videos): http://bit.ly/PiPlaylist Pi is famously calculated to trillions of digits – but Dr James Grime says 39 is probably enough. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ An extra note from Dr Grime: “Since pi39 ends in 0, you may think we could use pi38 instead – which has

Can you solve this geometry brain teaser? Note: I was emailed a similar problem but I am unable to locate the original source. It seems to be in the style of Bright Side quizzes, but often those are based on problems circulating. Please let me know if can identify the original source and I will

This curious fact was only published in 2011, which is amazing because geometry has been studied for thousands of years. How could such a simple fact go unnoticed for so long?! What is the area of the two semicircles if the circle has an area equal to 1? Special thanks this month to: Michael Anvari,

Matt Parker discusses Tupper’s Self-Referential Formula. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Matt’s book on Amazon (US): http://bit.ly/Matt_4D_US Matt’s book on Amazon (UK): http://bit.ly/Matt_4D_UK A little bit of extra footage from this video: http://youtu.be/wx22jdwn5zQ Thanks to our Patreon supporters… Herschal Sanders (from Susan) Today I Found Out Christian Cooper Ken Baron Greg

We mark the date 12/12/12 with a video about the merits of the dozenal/duodecimal system. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Numberphile regular Dr James Grime makes the case. More about James at http://www.singingbanana.com/ NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/ Numberphile on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/numberphile Numberphile tweets: https://twitter.com/numberphile Subscribe: http://bit.ly/Numberphile_Sub Videos by Brady Haran Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/numberphile

This was asked to students in 1801, but it is still a challenging and fun problem to solve to this day! Source See page 5, problem 24 https://archive.org/details/cambridgeproblem00cambuoft/page/4/mode/2up Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYourDecisions?sub_confirmation=1 Send me suggestions by email (address at end of many videos). I may not reply but I do consider all ideas! If you buy from

On the JEE Advanced test, you would only have minutes to solve this problem. Students preparing for the exam often take coaching to prepare. In this video I want to focus on the mathematical content of this beautiful problem. A special thanks this month to The Laba Family, Michael Anvari, Richard Ohnemus, Shrihari Puranik, Kyle.

0! = 1 Dr James Grime tries to explain why this is the case – follow James on Twitter at https://twitter.com/jamesgrime More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Regarding the equation at the end – James says it should be e^-t dt NOT e^-n dn … sorry for the mix-up! NUMBERPHILE Website: http://www.numberphile.com/

This problem stumped me! But it has a pretty nice solution. Thanks to all patrons! Special thanks this month to Kyle, Michael Anvari, Richard Ohnemus, Shrihari Puranik. Source Emailed to me about 2 years ago, traced to the Australian Intermediate Olympiad given in 2013. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/MindYourDecisions?sub_confirmation=1 Playlist to watch all videos on MindYourDecisions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=UUHnj59g7jezwTy5GeL8EA_g Send

Henry Segerman (mathematician and 3D printing guru) discusses how to make three gears work together. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ Skew dice: https://youtu.be/uAnCL3vhVIs Check Henry’s book about 3D printing math: http://amzn.to/2cWhY3R Prime Numbers Playlist: http://bit.ly/primevids Prime Machine: https://youtu.be/8UqCyepX3AI You can buy the gears from Henry at Shapeways: http://bit.ly/HenryGears Support us on

Olympiad problems are challenging for most of us. But this one was considered “easy” for the students taking the test! (The oldest students are in high school, but have also been 13 year old students who have taken the test and gotten a gold medal). Thanks to all patrons! Special thanks to: Michael Anvari, Richard

See our other Graham’s Number videos: http://bit.ly/G_Number A number so epic it will collapse your brain into a black hole! Yet Tony Padilla and Matt Parker take the risk of discussing its magnitude. Watch with caution. More links & stuff in full description below ↓↓↓ See also our video about the Googol and Googolplex at: