Splash Biography
VIPUL NAIK, Chicago grad student in math
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Major: Mathematics College/Employer: Not available. Year of Graduation: Not available. |
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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)M297: Numbers in use: counting, averaging and voting in Splash! 2008 (Oct. 04, 2008)
What's a good strategy for counting stars? Can a fair voting system be designed? How can math be used to rig an election? How does Google find you the page you wanted? Can you predict the tosses of a coin accurately? This roller-coaster talk looks at regular real-life questions and combines simple math with an understanding of the human mind to reveal interesting answers.
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