AvatarPhilip PerrymanHow to Calculate the Percent Error Formulahowstuffworks.com - Mark ManciniWe all make mistakes. Sometimes, if you play your cards right, they can become valuable learning opportunities. It's called "human error" for a …
AvatarPhilip Perryman4 mind-bending math experiments that explain infinityNova - Attabey Rodríguez BenítezCan one infinity be bigger than another? It can be easy to take math for granted. But the field has evolved over millennia, and concepts that seem …
AvatarPhilip PerrymanThe Fibonacci Numbers Hiding in Strange SpacesWIRED - Leila SlomanRecent explorations of unique geometric worlds reveal perplexing patterns, including the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio. Fourteen years ago, …
AvatarPhilip PerrymanPointless Large Number Stuff - 1.04. Googol and Googolplexgoogle.comThis shows that a googol is a number well-known enough to reach large audiences through comic strips. The thing is, how would you read what Schroeder …
AvatarPhilip PerrymanFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGoogolplexscientificlib.comA googolplex is the number 10googol, i.e. \( 10^{(10^{100})} \). In pure mathematics, the magnitude of a googolplex could be related to other forms …
AvatarPhilip PerrymanNetflix documentary about infinity is blowing people’s mindsUNILAD - Tom WoodA new Netflix documentary has left viewers baffled after revealing some pretty out-there and difficult to grasp concepts about mathematics and – …