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Achilles, Turtle, and the Geometric Series

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Soumis par Mika.Seppala le jeu, 2008/03/13 - 16:49.
Achilles_Podcast

This is a short video that discusses the paradox of Zeno. It turns out that this paradox is not a paradox but rather an easy way to show that a geometric series converges (if |q| < 1) and to find a formula for the sum. Suitable for high schools.

English version in YouTube:


Translation to Spanish in YouTube:




Authors: Seppälä, Mika (U of Helsinki and FSU)
Costa, Antonio (UNED)
Resource URL:Link to Resource
Taxonomy: 6. Calculus
Languages:Spanish (es), English (en)
Keywords:slides, problems, laboratories, Calculus
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General
Taxonomy 6. Calculus
LanguageSpanish (es), English (en)
Resource URLLink to Resource
Keywordsslides, problems, laboratories, Calculus
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Authors
            1. AuthorSeppälä, Mika (U of Helsinki and FSU)
            2. AuthorCosta, Antonio (UNED)
Date2008/03/13
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