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November 8, 2011

Season 1

01. 11.11.11

Numberphile video about number 11, marking the last binary day of a generation: 11.11.11. Exploring barcodes, check digits and CD technology. Filmed at the home ground of Nottingham Forest Football Club, The City Ground.

November 8, 2011

02. 255 and Pac-Man

Explaining binary to understand why Pac-Man becomes unplayable after 255 levels.

November 17, 2011

03. 16

We discuss the number 16 - a perfect square - and how sitting at table 16 led to something bigger for Matt Parker. In this video is Dr Ria Symonds from the University of Nottingham.

November 23, 2011

04. 8128 and Perfect Numbers

For many years, 8128 was the largest known perfect number. But what is a perfect number?

November 28, 2011

05. 6174

6174 is also known as Kaprekar's Constant.

December 5, 2011

06. 69!

69 is the largest number that most hand-held calculators can factorialize!

December 8, 2011

07. 220 and 284 (Amicable Numbers)

Why do 220 and 284 get along so well? Dr James Grime introduces us to the world of so-called amicable numbers.

December 19, 2011

08. 15 bumfit

Numbers can be interesting when studied in different languages and dialects - such as in Lincolnshire where we have dik, figgit and bumfit.

December 22, 2011