The Numberphile Podcast

An Infinite Debt - with Christopher Havens (Prisoner #349034)

The Numberphile Podcast

Show Notes

Catch this episode on YouTube - https://youtu.be/DPyWf4cI548

The Prison Mathematics Project - https://www.prisonmathproject.org/about/

The Paper: Linear fractional transformations and non-linear leaping convergents of some continued fractions - https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.12644

Article by Marta Cerruti on The Conversation - https://theconversation.com/an-inmates-love-for-math-leads-to-new-discoveries-130123

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