Fletcher ThompsoninPuzzle SphereExplaining Weird and Funny Mathematical TermsExploring the more playful side of mathematics.4d ago44d ago4
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Fletcher ThompsoninPuzzle SphereThis Deck Only Has Aces. How Many Shuffles Are There?The amount of ways you can shuffle a normal deck of cards is a famous number. It’s often compared to grains of sand on the earth or the…Aug 234Aug 234
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Fletcher ThompsoninPuzzle SphereHow Many Squares Are on a Chessboard?It’s not as obvious as you might think.Jul 263Jul 263