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The Math Club

Jun 28, 2023

You’ve probably seen people arguing on social media about memes that say: “Only a true genius will get this one right”, followed by a simple looking expression to evaluate.  In this episode, a mathematical miscalculation inspires a conversation about math conventions, order of operations, and being careful before...


Jun 15, 2023

In our last episode, Pete walked Noah through a calculation (using Newton's Law of Cooling) to predict what the temperature of a hot cup of water would be 10 minutes later.  Here's a video bonus to help follow along with the calculations they made.


Jun 14, 2023

After Pete spills a cup of hot coffee, he and Noah conduct an experiment to test Newton’s Law of Cooling, a physical law that describes the rate at which warm objects cool down. Along the way, they discuss differential equations, exponential functions, and the proper way to sit after getting in a hot tub. This may be...