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Optimal path to rescue friend - Math Puzzle
Your friend starts moving in a line with a speed u. You arrive T seconds later and can drive after him in whatever path you like with a speed v. What path guarantees you intersect his position? Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction & Question...
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Optimal Path Around Quicksand - Math Puzzle (HARD)
What is the optimal path to travel from start to finish in the least time? Your speed is = the distance you are from the pit. Here I show one optimal path! #SoME1 Timestamps: 0:00 - Introduction & Question 0:52 - Total Time: Cartesian...
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Math Puzzle - Inventing a function
What is a function f(x) such that: x f(x) 1 1 2 1 3 2 4 2 5 3 etc... The trick to solving this puzzle is to find a function which returns 1 for even numbers and 0 for odd numbers!
Curated Video
The Handshake Puzzle
The Handshake Puzzle: a classic mathematical puzzle coming from the topic of combinatorics, this will help develop problem-solving skills. This video provides a demonstration of how to solve the puzzle and asks learners to generalise...
Catalyst University
Vitamins and Minerals | Vitamin C Biosynthesis & the GULO Pseudogene
Here, we explore the biosynthetic pathway for vitamin C (ascorbic acid) from glucuronic acid. Also, we explore inability of some organisms (e.g., humans) to perform this biosynthesis due to the GULO pseudogene.
Curated Video
GENIUS Test Divisibility By 7 - Graph Visualization
This graph will tell you if a number is divisible by 7. Start at the circle YES. Move a number of black arrows equal to the first (leftmost) digit of the number. Then move one green arrow to get to the next digit. Repeat this for each...
Curated Video
Find The 10 Digit Number Classic Puzzle And Solution
I'm thinking of a 10 digit number that uses the each digit 0 to 9 exactly once and where the number formed by the first n digits is divisible by n. What could my number be? The video explains how to find the answer using tests for...
PBS
Why it Was Illegal to be Ugly?
For nearly 100 years it was illegal to be "ugly" in America. Of course, "ugly" wasn't actually about physical attractiveness, it was a way to criminalize disability and disfigurement and it lead to the rise of the freak show. So how did...
3Blue1Brown
Rediscovering Euler's formula with a mug (not that Euler's formula) - Part 4 of 4
A classic puzzle in graph theory, the "Utilities problem", a description of why it is unsolvable on a plane, and how it becomes solvable on surfaces with a different topology.
Curated Video
Quadratic Graphs - Part 2 | Graphs | Maths | FuseSchool
CREDITS Animation & Design: Jean-Pierre Louw (https://www.behance.net/Jean-Pierre_Louw) Narration: Lucy Billings Script: Lucy Billings In this video we are going to discover even more information connecting the quadratic equation with...
Kids Academy
Bar Graphs for 1st Grade Kids | Math | Kids Academy
Welcome our new video: Bar Graphs for 1st Grade Kids | Math | Kids Academy Kids Academy, will help your child practice and apply basic math skills through fun puzzles and mini-games in our application. Kids Academy will guide your little...
Curated Video
What Is A Function | Algebra | Maths | FuseSchool
A function is an operation, or series of operations, that transforms a set of numbers into a different set. We put our input into the function, operations are performed on it, and a different number is outputted. If we have this function...
3Blue1Brown
Binary, Hanoi, and Sierpinski, part 2
How counting in Ternary can solve a variant of the Tower's of Hanoi puzzle, and how this gives rise to a beautiful connection to Sierpinski's triangle.
3Blue1Brown
Binary, Hanoi, and Sierpinski - Part 2 of 2
How counting in Ternary can solve a variant of the Tower's of Hanoi puzzle, and how this gives rise to a beautiful connection to Sierpinski's triangle.
Curated Video
The 80-20 Rule Explained (Pareto Principle)
The 80/20 rule or Pareto principle comes up a lot in economics and business. But why does this pattern emerge? I show why using a paper clip experiment. Note: VSauce later made a video about Zipf's law that uses this same experiment but...
Curated Video
What's The Fewest Wins Needed To Make The NFL Playoffs?
The NFL guarantees a playoff spot for the best team in each division. We ask: what's the mathematically fewest wins an NFL team could have and still make the playoffs? There is actually a bit of graph theory in this calculation, and the...
Visual Learning Systems
Measuring Length and Temperature: Tools for Measuring Length
This video illustrates how length and temperature are measured using common lab equipment. Students are shown how to accurately measure length using tools such as meter sticks and metric rulers, and how to record their observations....
Curated Video
The Seven Bridges of Konigsberg
An early precursor to topology, this problem asks, 'is it possible to cross each of the town's bridges exactly once?' and led to the development of Eulerian paths. Maths - Shape A Twig Math Film. Reinforce and extend the learning...
Wonderscape
Social Studies Kids: Water Scarcity
Learn all about the most precious resource on this planet. It's not diamonds, gold or silver; it's water! Viewers will appreciate the staggering amounts of water used daily, the challenges ahead with physical scarcity versus economic...
Curated Video
Creating and Interpreting Histograms
In this video, the teacher shows students how to represent data on a number line by creating a histogram. He explains the concept of bins and intervals, and demonstrates how to label and organize data points in a histogram.
TED-Ed
How the Königsberg Bridge Problem Changed Mathematics
There is one bridge too many. A video presents the history of the Konigsberg Bridge problem. To solve the problem, Euler invented a new branch of mathematics—and graph theory was born. Using this new branch of mathematics, mathematicians...
TED-Ed
Can You Solve the River Crossing Riddle?
Getting three wildebeest across a river should be no problem— but what happens when you add three lions to the mix? Watch a video that features a classic river-crossing puzzle with a crocodile twist. Viewers listen as the narrator...