The Art of Mathematics
Carol Jacoby
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Prime numbers and their surprising patterns
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Posted Jun 2, 2021 at 9:08 pm.
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Joseph Bennish talks about prime numbers, a simple concept with surprising characteristics. Are they regular or random? This takes us into unexpected realms--calculus, complex numbers, Fourier transforms and "the music of the primes."
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