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So Many Birds: Counting The Twelve Days of Christmas with Karl Gauss
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Nov 30, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Season's Greetings, Math Club! With the holidays on the horizon, a famous song leads Pete and Noah to talk about strategies for adding up long sequences of numbers. Come join the fun, and learn how a young Carl Gauss may (or may not) have done it. And if you're up for a challenge, we even "sum it up" with a special holiday puzzle for you to try. • Brian Hayes's article in American Scientist • Submit your puzzle solution here
Released:
Nov 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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