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244- Historical Topics in Mathematics: Patterns on Pascal's Triangle

Friday, November 4, 2011: 3:30 PM-4:30 PM
Grand Pavilion IV (Hyatt Regency Albuquerque)
Co-Speaker:
Lowell Lynde
Lead Speaker:
Jim Fulmer

The Chinese knew Pascal’s triangle some 400 years before Pascal lived. Patterns continue to be discovered. The speakers will explore rows; columns; diagonals; powers of eleven and two; binomial expansions with positive and negative integer exponents; probability; hexagons; square, cubic, triangular, Fibonacci, and Catalan numbers; palindromes; and Eüler’s triangle.

Presentation Format: General Interest / All Audiences Session
Grade Band Audience: General Interest/All Audiences

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