Counting the Cattle of the Sun

Article Abstract:

Ways of making scientific calculations are analyzed through the theories of Henry Ernest Dudeney, the Pell equation and a puzzle called Cattle of the Sun.

United States, Arithmetic, Mental, Mental arithmetic

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Jumping champions

Article Abstract:

The gap between successive prime numbers is not predictable, but there are several incidences in which the gaps are equally common. The term 'jumping champion' was coined to describe the most common gap, and it examined.

Numbers, Prime, Prime numbers

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Fibonacci forgeries

Article Abstract:

Number sequences which initially look like Fibonacci sequences may actually be misleading sequences. Such systems are governed by the Strong Law of Small Numbers, which explains why people tend to perceive patterns in coincidental number arrangements.

Fibonacci numbers

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