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Frequency Based Probability & Statistics in Moneyball

Frequency Based Probability & Statistics in Moneyball

Peter Brand uses equations and statistics to analyze baseball players’ value. People are overlooked for various reasons: age, appearance, and personality, and mathematics cuts right through this bias.

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The Quarter of a Quarter in My Left Foot

The Quarter of a Quarter in My Left Foot

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In this unforgettable scene from "My Left Foot," Christy Brown's siblings are doing maths and trying to find a quarter of a quarter.

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Computing the Area of an Ellipse in Rushmore | Math in Movies | Abakcus

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The Hardest Geometry Question in Rushmore

Have you seen the hardest geometry question in Rushmore? In the opening scene, Max Fischer calculates the area of an ellipse!

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Explanation of Pi by Mr.Finch on Person of Interest | Video | Abakcus

Explanation of Pi by Mr.Finch on Person of Interest

Mr. Finch, a substitute teacher wrote on the chalkboard 3.1415926535 and then he asked the students, “What does this mean?”

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Vector Calculus in A Beautiful Mind | Math in Movies | Abakcus

Vector Calculus in A Beautiful Mind

In the movie, A Beautiful Mind, J. Nash teaches vector calculus. After discarding the book, he poses a calculus problem on the board.

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The Toothpick Scene in Rain Man

In the 1987 movie “Rain Man,” Raymond Babbit, studies the toothpicks on the floor and instantly calculates the number: “246 toothpicks.”

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Graph theory in Good Will Hunting | Math in Movies | Abakcus

The Math Problems in Good Will Hunting

The film “Good Will Hunting” features some beautiful math problems in graph theory. Here is the clip showing the two math problems.

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