Math Contest

Math Contest ~ Tripos

Endowed and administered by P Tingley and S Jordan

Here are some numbers that are rather close in value:

 

Perhaps these appeal to you.   Hopefully you can find some others that you find particularly intriguing.

Your challenge – find some such numbers, tell us how close they are (without merely pushing a calculator button every time).

Rules, format, etc:

One Page

• Who are you?   (Sentence or two.)  Names, roles (e.g., “Fellow of AMS”, “undergraduate lunch group,” “xxx’s Grandmother.”)
• Your well-written entry – no more than 2 paragraphs.
• One more short paragraph – why your entry is special/intruiging/deserves to win.

Optional Extra Page

• You may attach one page of well-written computations to show that you did not merely push the calculator/computer button every time.

Deadline – submit your entry by Tuesday, 11/10, afternoon.  We would appreciate a paper copy placed in S Jordan’s metal mailbox.

 

Fame: Winning entry (entries?) will be displayed on a Department Bulletin Board.

Fortune:  $5