Fixing my Reading Habits — Day 3: The Indisputable Existence of Santa Claus (pt. 1)
Mathematicians aren’t happy unless they have demonstrated the truth of a theory absolutely, irrefutably, irrevocably, categorically, indubitably, unequivocally and indisputably
I’m still trying to fix my reading habits. Today is Day 3 of trying to do so. Yesterday I read some of NOD and it was pretty intriguing!
Today I’ve started The Indisputable Existence of Santa Clause, a fun mathematics-focussed book by Dr Hannah Fry & Dr Thomas Oléron Evans. It’s one I’ve come across on the YouTube channel Numberphile — highly recommended if you are fascinated by numbers and mathematics in general.
Now I should be clear, I have a basis of info for some of this book before opening it. Dr Hannah Fry appears on Numberphile to break down various ideas f the Mathematics of Christmas — such as The Problems with Secret Santa.
I usually learn quite well from these videos, so this new approach to learning will be interesting. I’ve never really struggled with books on Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, and so on. But, it has been so long.
I found that I didn’t want to put the book down. But, I had to. I had to write this ASAP because I have work in a couple of hours.
Whilst the Mathematics of Christmas might not be the of interest to you, everyone wants to know how to win at Monopoly. (The Mathematics of wrapping presents is of particular interest to me.)
Mathematicians aren’t happy unless they have demonstrated the truth of a theory absolutely, irrefutably, irrevocably, categorically, indubitably, unequivocally and indisputably
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❤️ Hendrix
