Transcendental Numbers - Numberphile

Numbers like e and Pi cannot be made using normal algebra.
Featuring Australia's Numeracy Ambassador, Simon Pampena.
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Discussing transendental numbers, algebraic numbers, pi, e and other stuff.

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[SMJM]

"So it'll be 10$ sir."
"You mean 10 in base 10?"
-_-

[GeldarionTFS]

My favorite part of these videos is how excited each mathematician gets about their particular number. Other people feel how I feel!

[cantwakeup]

'7π - 22 = 0'
- Simon Pampena, 2013

[TheAtb]

You know things got serious when you're asked which base you're expressing your numbers in. :D

[cubethesquid]

I love that he said in all seriousness that if he could add to the knowledge of pi, he would die a happy man

[kikivoorburg]

Using a “reduce to zero game” to intuitively explain algebraic numbers is actually really smart!

[shinewherethouwillandthouh]

I first watched this video when I was a freshman in High school. It blew my mind. Now I'm in Field theory almost done with undergrad and I saw the material again and I thought "That was it! That was the thing! This is what Simon was doing!" It made me very excited when I realized c:

[mattwinward]

“You mean 10 in base 10?”

— cheekiest comment ever made on YouTube.

[loljk]

"Square root of 2, you know, people died for this number" STORY TIME

[NotTheRealBassKitten]

That sigh at the end knowing that a good days maths has been done... :)

[NotMe]

Are we just gonna breeze past people dying because of the square root of 2?

[minhazulislam]

When I become a teacher, I want to be a teacher like them. They are so awesome, explain everything in simple terms first, build up the concept, introduce one jargon. let that sink in, introduce another jargon and this way, they make the content much more enjoyable and engaging. Rather than jumping right into theories, playing with numbers and seeing how beautiful they can be is probably the best way to learn math. From this video, I learnt two things.

1. What is transcendental numbers
2. How to teach someone critical concept efficiently with in certain steps

Thanks to everyone who were involved in the creation of this video.

[hliask]

Glad to see that Syrio Forel didn't die after all :)

[ericvkenny]

This man is great with words. He translates sqroots to sentences and tells elaborate vibrant stories. His games transform numbers to characters. He should consider writing a book on math, or math journalism.

[HarryHenryHendryHarvey]

11:36 If you're extra curious, the 11th root of 294, 204 and the 18th root of 888, 582, 403 are also close approximations to pi and are in fact much closer than the cube root of 31.

[martinda]

Engineers DO NOT use 22/7! I always approximate to 3.14159 if no calc. handy.
EDIT: Except my mental arithmetic is awful, so really I use 3.0 and I just pretend and fiddle a bit - adding a few numbers to guess the decimal places - The bridge is still standing, but it does have a bit of a crack through the middle, and my gears are not quite round, but hey, it just makes a funny noise and fails every six months.

[FerousFolly]

I'm such a massive fan of how much this guy loves numbers.

[fernandojorge]

That look of disappointment when he heard ten as the favorite number, he just had to double check
"10 in base 10?"
"Yeah"
"Okay peasant"

[fiona]

"You cannot not like pi." Say that to ViHart.

[CalvinLXVII]

Me encanta la pasión que mete este tío en sus explicaciones. Reviso estos vídeos cada año, y siempre me fascinan. Este profesor es fantástico sólo por la pasión que te transmite y con la sencillez que explica las cosas. Bravo!
Saludos!!