Weird Science: Unbelievable Math!
John PhD
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In this one-time class, we will discuss how nearly incomprehensible huge numbers are by relating them to a totally comprehensible deck of cards. #academic
Class experience
US Grade 4 - 7
Science can be beautiful, miraculous, and sometimes downright weird. Welcome to Weird Science! Our brains have trouble comprehending huge numbers. Have you ever seen a million of something? Can you truly picture how much that is? What about a billion? An unvigintillion? In this class, students are introduced to massive numbers by way of a deck of cards. An ordinary deck (with 52 cards) has enough combinations to essentially guarantee that if you shuffled it at random, no one has...
Students will learn factorials and how we can think about huge numbers in an accessible way.
Hello, Outschoolers! My name is John and I have been a scientist and educator for over 15 years. I hold a Bachelor of Science (Honors in Biology), Master of Applied Sciences, and a Ph.D. in biology. Over my BSc, MSc and PhD I have designed and...
Group Class
$21
per classMeets once
25 min
Completed by 38 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
2-10 learners per class
