Get Out Of Jail Free?

Get Out Of Jail Free?


Get Out Of Jail Free?

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 11:00 AM PST

It's not always easy to see how the mathematics of a problem connects to the problem itself. In this post, with a little help from NumberPhile and Mills College mathematics professor Zvezdelina Stankova, you're going to learn about an unusual chessboard problem, and how the physical problem is turned into mathematics! The problem starts with a chessboard that stretches off into infinity. A "