Splash Biography
REDMOND MCNAMARA, ESP Teacher
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Major: Undecided / math College/Employer: UChicago Year of Graduation: 2016 |
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Brief Biographical Sketch:
Not Available. Past Classes(Clicking a class title will bring you to the course's section of the corresponding course catalog)S1146: Complete World Knowledge in Splash! Fall 2013 (Oct. 05, 2013)
Have you ever wondered how many grains of sand there are on all the beaches in the world? Or how much tea there really is in china? Or how many piano tuners there are in Chicago? Stop wondering and learn how to cull the answers from the ethereal mass of knowledge that is YOUR BRAIN!
Come learn about Fermi Problems, an incredible way to estimate these sorts of problems. Back-of-the-envelope calculations have all sorts of applications, and you'll be able to make up statistics on the spot! XD
M1150: Infinity: a Mathematical Introduction in Splash! Fall 2013 (Oct. 05, 2013)
How big is infinity? Are there different kinds of infinity? Is there anything bigger than infinity? How can you measure infinity? I'll try to answer these questions, and a few others, starting from scratch.
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