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Promoting number theory in high schools or birthday problem and number theory
Author:
V. K. Srinivasan a
| Affiliation: | a Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, Tucker, GA, USA |
DOI:
10.1080/00207390903236673
Publication Frequency:
8 issues per year
First Published on:
03 November 2009
Subjects:
Educational Research;
Engineering Education;
Mathematics;
Mathematics & Numeracy;
Mathematics Education;
Science Education;
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Abstract
The author introduces the birthday problem in this article. This can amuse willing members of any birthday party. This problem can also be used as the motivational first day lecture in number theory for the gifted students in high schools or in community colleges or in undergraduate classes in colleges.
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| Keywords: birthday problem; date of birth; full potential age table of t columns |
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