ken how do you feel how do you feel about math are you a madman scribbling
about math are you a madman scribbling
about math are you a madman scribbling ah no I’m not a man scribble that’s just
ah no I’m not a man scribble that’s just
ah no I’m not a man scribble that’s just what a madman would say about his own
what a madman would say about his own
what a madman would say about his own yeah no but think about it math is
yeah no but think about it math is
yeah no but think about it math is admittedly one of the most feared
admittedly one of the most feared
admittedly one of the most feared subjects in school the phrase I was
subjects in school the phrase I was
subjects in school the phrase I was never good at math is probably uttered
never good at math is probably uttered
never good at math is probably uttered more than I was never good at any other
more than I was never good at any other
more than I was never good at any other subject writing a curriculum and so what
subject writing a curriculum and so what
subject writing a curriculum and so what gives there think of it this way if you
gives there think of it this way if you
gives there think of it this way if you are an athlete if you’re training for a
are an athlete if you’re training for a
are an athlete if you’re training for a marathon you wouldn’t just expect to be
marathon you wouldn’t just expect to be
marathon you wouldn’t just expect to be fast at you’d have to practice right and
fast at you’d have to practice right and
fast at you’d have to practice right and so um I think the reason people often
so um I think the reason people often
so um I think the reason people often say they’re not good at math is because
say they’re not good at math is because
say they’re not good at math is because there’s this belief that if you’re good
there’s this belief that if you’re good
there’s this belief that if you’re good at math you were just born with it and
at math you were just born with it and
at math you were just born with it and that’s just like so untrue right so how
that’s just like so untrue right so how
that’s just like so untrue right so how do you how do you convey to people that
do you how do you convey to people that
do you how do you convey to people that you just encounter in the street that
you just encounter in the street that
you just encounter in the street that math is something beautiful well I don’t
math is something beautiful well I don’t
math is something beautiful well I don’t actually do that for a living I an
actually do that for a living I an
actually do that for a living I an astrophysicist right can grab anybody by
astrophysicist right can grab anybody by
astrophysicist right can grab anybody by the lapels in the street right and tell
the lapels in the street right and tell
the lapels in the street right and tell them something completely beautiful
them something completely beautiful
them something completely beautiful about the universe and I think they will
about the universe and I think they will
about the universe and I think they will agree with my sentiment on its beauty
agree with my sentiment on its beauty
agree with my sentiment on its beauty that’s right okay can you do that with
that’s right okay can you do that with
that’s right okay can you do that with math ah well not you okay so let me give
math ah well not you okay so let me give
math ah well not you okay so let me give an example yeah let me tell you
an example yeah let me tell you
an example yeah let me tell you something you probably didn’t know so
something you probably didn’t know so
something you probably didn’t know so every March we celebrate pi day pi day
every March we celebrate pi day pi day
every March we celebrate pi day pi day March 14th and by the way I’m wearing a
March 14th and by the way I’m wearing a
March 14th and by the way I’m wearing a PI tie well okay so here’s the thing
PI tie well okay so here’s the thing
PI tie well okay so here’s the thing there even fewer more time okay
there even fewer more time okay
there even fewer more time okay so while you’re showing your time so
so while you’re showing your time so
so while you’re showing your time so they’re people that even memorize like a
they’re people that even memorize like a
they’re people that even memorize like a hundred digits of pi or a thousand
hundred digits of pi or a thousand
hundred digits of pi or a thousand digital my son did that once it cut out
digital my son did that once it cut out
digital my son did that once it cut out of confetti is a little weird
of confetti is a little weird
of confetti is a little weird that’s weird and so I think something is
that’s weird and so I think something is
that’s weird and so I think something is beautiful when you get patterns out of
beautiful when you get patterns out of
beautiful when you get patterns out of things that are like you don’t expect to
things that are like you don’t expect to
things that are like you don’t expect to see patterns out of like serial killers
see patterns out of like serial killers
see patterns out of like serial killers so check this out kill me powder you’re
so check this out kill me powder you’re
so check this out kill me powder you’re exactly right
exactly right
exactly right soon they talk about in the pre police
soon they talk about in the pre police
soon they talk about in the pre police prank the precinct but what Beth so
prank the precinct but what Beth so
prank the precinct but what Beth so getting back to PI so Ramanujan was one
getting back to PI so Ramanujan was one
getting back to PI so Ramanujan was one of the people who could tame Pi and
of the people who could tame Pi and
of the people who could tame Pi and believe it or not he could tell you
believe it or not he could tell you
believe it or not he could tell you exactly what PI was by just running down
exactly what PI was by just running down
exactly what PI was by just running down the odd numbers in order one three five
the odd numbers in order one three five
the odd numbers in order one three five seven nine eleven he gave a procedure to
seven nine eleven he gave a procedure to
seven nine eleven he gave a procedure to exactly calculating PI so you said he
exactly calculating PI so you said he
exactly calculating PI so you said he tamed yeah it’s not true that 3.13 pi is
tamed yeah it’s not true that 3.13 pi is
tamed yeah it’s not true that 3.13 pi is 3.14159 Deven chily nobody knows if
3.14159 Deven chily nobody knows if
3.14159 Deven chily nobody knows if you’re willing to be creative and think
you’re willing to be creative and think
you’re willing to be creative and think of rethink how you would write down that
of rethink how you would write down that
of rethink how you would write down that number Ramanujan showed you a and it
number Ramanujan showed you a and it
number Ramanujan showed you a and it only took so I think we’ve got an image
only took so I think we’ve got an image
only took so I think we’ve got an image of one of us hope it’s a PI let’s check
of one of us hope it’s a PI let’s check
of one of us hope it’s a PI let’s check it out there you go do you see all those
it out there you go do you see all those
it out there you go do you see all those squares one three five seven nine
squares one three five seven nine
squares one three five seven nine everyone knows what comes next
everyone knows what comes next
everyone knows what comes next eleven followed by thirteen that’s all
eleven followed by thirteen that’s all
eleven followed by thirteen that’s all other way to write PI this is actually
other way to write PI this is actually
other way to write PI this is actually how I would write pi and it’s beautiful
how I would write pi and it’s beautiful
how I would write pi and it’s beautiful the three-point the whoomp one four one
the three-point the whoomp one four one
the three-point the whoomp one four one five mess that’s that sequence of one
five mess that’s that sequence of one
five mess that’s that sequence of one squared three like an infinite fraction
squared three like an infinite fraction
squared three like an infinite fraction goes on forever but it there’s no
goes on forever but it there’s no
goes on forever but it there’s no there’s nothing hard about remembering
there’s nothing hard about remembering
there’s nothing hard about remembering that pattern I can’t wait to show that
that pattern I can’t wait to show that
that pattern I can’t wait to show that to somebody it I think
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