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A Beautiful Theorem with an Ugly Proof

A Beautiful Theorem with an Ugly Proof

FromThe Art of Mathematics


A Beautiful Theorem with an Ugly Proof

FromThe Art of Mathematics

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Sep 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The Four Color Theorem is a pretty little conjecture that has been intriguing mathematicians for more than a century. Too bad the proof stands as an example of really ugly mathematics.

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Released:
Sep 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

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Conversations, explorations, conjectures solved and unsolved, mathematicians and beautiful mathematics. No math background required.