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I remember how it was taught in high school math class. It was some variation on the "rice on the chessboard" story: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_and_c
by fsagx 7y ago
I remember how it was taught in high school math class. It was some variation on the "rice on the chessboard" story:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_and_chessboard_problem https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheat_and_chessboard_problem
- ellius 7y agoI think that's a good example because it shows individual objects instead of curves on a graph, which for many people doesn't translate to reality.