253 TMD What Are Imaginary Numbers?

What’s the point of learning math? Why is it so important that kids are exposed to mathematical thinking? And what do parents and teachers need to know about learning real math? Keep on listening to find out! Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2mINl8z 

Learn how to use absolute values to find distances between numbers and places. Read the full transcript here: http://bit.ly/2lPuJQ7 

The questions we have about numbers are uncountable. But here are a few of them: Where does zero come from? How is there more than one kind of infinity? What is it like to do math when numbers have different colors — and personalities?

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Wer rechnet, zählt. Wer spricht, erzählt. Wer mit jemandem rechnet, zählt auf ihn. Nicht wenige Menschen meinen, dass Zahlen etwas Wunderbares sind, ein Leben ohne Zahlen undenkbar ist – solange man nicht zahlt. 

Are you afraid of maths? Neil and Sam talk about numbers and teach you vocabulary. 

There is a bizarre number in maths referred to simply as ‘i’. It appears to break the rules of arithmetic - but turns out to be utterly essential for applications across engineering and physics. We are talking about the square root of -1, which makes no sense.Professor Fry waxes ...  Show more