Stanford Lecture: Don Knuth—"A Conjecture That Had To Be True" (2017)

Why it was recommended

it's always a pleasure for me to see Knuth's talks or read his work

Strong recommendationsvat · Original2017-12

What it covers

Donald Knuth's 2017 Christmas Tree Lecture at Stanford about a combinatorial geometry problem whose computed numbers matched a striking formula. He tells the story of the. It is for someone who already knows the basic terms and wants the next step.

Video details

Channel

Stanford Online

Length

1 hr 7 min

Year

2017

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