Logarithms: Mobile Phones, Modelling & Statistics? - Oliver Johnson
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A lecture by Professor Oliver Johnson
Logarithms were perhaps once thought of as just an old-fashioned way to do sums on slide rules. But they underpin much of modern life, from modelling the COVID pandemic to Claude Shannon’s mathematical theory of information (which makes mobile phones a reality) and making sense of Cristiano Ronaldo’s crazy Instagram follower numbers.
This lecture will explore the basics and history of logarithms, and then show how they are a natural way to represent many models and datasets.
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Видео Logarithms: Mobile Phones, Modelling & Statistics? - Oliver Johnson канала Gresham College
Have a Question? No Registration Required
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A lecture by Professor Oliver Johnson
Logarithms were perhaps once thought of as just an old-fashioned way to do sums on slide rules. But they underpin much of modern life, from modelling the COVID pandemic to Claude Shannon’s mathematical theory of information (which makes mobile phones a reality) and making sense of Cristiano Ronaldo’s crazy Instagram follower numbers.
This lecture will explore the basics and history of logarithms, and then show how they are a natural way to represent many models and datasets.
Gresham College has offered free public lectures for over 400 years, thanks to the generosity of our supporters. There are currently over 2,500 lectures free to access. We believe that everyone should have the opportunity to learn from some of the greatest minds.
To support Gresham's mission, please consider making a donation: https://gresham.ac.uk/support/
Website: https://gresham.ac.uk
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