Introduction to the Catalan numbers

Precalculus 1 Minute

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Alissa S. Crans, Associate Professor of Mathematics at Loyola Marymount University, introduces viewers to the Catalan numbers, which take on a variety of different guises as they provide the solution to numerous problems throughout mathematics.

More on the Catalan numbers can be found at MathWorld and at Wikipedia and at http://www-math.mit.edu/~rstan/ec/. This video is accessible to the general public, including gifted elementary school students.

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Published by John Quintanilla

I'm a Professor of Mathematics and a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of North Texas. For eight years, I was co-director of Teach North Texas, UNT's program for preparing secondary teachers of mathematics and science.

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