A Problem Squared

057 = Factorial Calculations and Optimal Celebrations


Listen Later

In THIS episode...

* Matt has found the last number.

* How do you determine which day of the week a given date falls on if you know the day of another date?

* And some other international business.

If you'd like to see Bec and Matt at An Evening of Unnecessary Detail IN NEW YORK, get tickets here: https://festivalofthespokennerd.com/show/an-evening-of-unnecessary-detail/

This is your 10 day call, this link closes on the 20th of April! -- Roll up! roll up! The limited edition Millionth Download Commemorative Plates and / or Bowls are here. You can ORDER them here:

  • Plate: https://achievefulfilment.onwarehouse.app/preorders/new?campaign_id=y696c5w
  • Bowl: https://achievefulfilment.onwarehouse.app/preorders/new?campaign_id=wzv5cew

If you want to find out more about the Solar Eclipse Matt's going to see in Aus, do that here: https://www.australiascoralcoast.com/products/ningaloo-eclipse#:~:text=On%20April%2020%2C%202023%20visitors,a%20total%20solar%20eclipse%20occurs.

Matt explains this tweet to Bec in our first problem: https://twitter.com/standupmaths/status/1354919418300657669

And here is the offending, and very funny, website they reference - Visual Fractions: https://visualfractions.com/calculator/factorial/what-is-the-factorial-of-170/

If you'd like to find out which Muppet YOU are, just speed ahead of Matt and Bec and find that out here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jenlewis/which-muppet-are-you.

Send your problems and solutions to our website: aproblemsquared.com.

And, finally, if you want even more from A Problem Squared, find us on Twitter and Instagram.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

A Problem SquaredBy Matt Parker, Bec Hill

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

224 ratings


More shows like A Problem Squared

View all
More or Less by BBC Radio 4

More or Less

890 Listeners

The Infinite Monkey Cage by BBC Radio 4

The Infinite Monkey Cage

2,098 Listeners

Answer Me This! by Helen and Olly

Answer Me This!

825 Listeners

No Such Thing As A Fish by No Such Thing As A Fish

No Such Thing As A Fish

4,858 Listeners

Curious Cases by BBC Radio 4

Curious Cases

826 Listeners

Escape This Podcast by Escape This Podcast

Escape This Podcast

337 Listeners

The Unmade Podcast by Tim Hein and Brady Haran

The Unmade Podcast

676 Listeners

SciShow Tangents by Complexly

SciShow Tangents

1,507 Listeners

The Numberphile Podcast by Brady Haran

The Numberphile Podcast

448 Listeners

A Podcast Of Unnecessary Detail by Festival of the Spoken Nerd

A Podcast Of Unnecessary Detail

265 Listeners

The Supermassive Podcast by The Royal Astronomical Society

The Supermassive Podcast

330 Listeners

Let's Learn Everything! by Maximum Fun

Let's Learn Everything!

423 Listeners

Lateral with Tom Scott by Tom Scott and David Bodycombe

Lateral with Tom Scott

477 Listeners

We Can Be Weirdos by Global

We Can Be Weirdos

198 Listeners

Lunchbox Envy by Lunchbox Envy

Lunchbox Envy

51 Listeners