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Gauss-Lucas Theorem

May 06, 2020

The Gauss-Lucas Theorem is an interesting theorem relating the roots of a polynomial P to the roots of its derivative P’.

Specifically, it states that the roots of P’ all lie within the convex hull of the roots of P.

theorems , analysis

The Borsuk-Ulam Theorem and Stolen Necklaces

April 21, 2020

This 3b1b video overviews the Borsuk-Ulam Theorem, and its applications for the Necklace Splitting problem.

It’s a super nice connection between topology and combinatorics.

theorems , combinatorics
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