The Math Club

By Pete and NoahScience Education Mathematics

The Math Club episodes

April 27, 2022 Video Bonus: Much Ado About Nothing
Sometimes you just have to break out the ol' manipulatives and visual aides. Here's a video bonus to help clarify the von Neumann construction that Pete talked about in episode 1.
3 min
April 20, 2022 Much Ado About Nothing: The Role of Zero in Math
Welcome to The Math Club! In this, our inaugural episode, we start at the origin of all things: Zero. Join us as we explore the special role zero plays in our system of arithmetic and discuss the dazzling way John von Neumann created everything from... nothing!

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Questions Answered in the Episode: • What is the importance of zero in place value and arithmetic? • How did John von Neumann use set theory to construct the natural numbers?
31 min

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Join hosts Peter Littig and Noah King as they discuss and explain mathematical topics with their own unique style. Full of information that will interest and entertain math lovers as well as those who maybe don't love it quite that much… yet. Mathematical concepts, history, paradoxes, and puzzles await you, along with a generous helping of witty banter and fun. Calling all members…. The Math Club is open!