Prime conspiracies in the classroom

Ram, Sri and Bhushan, Shantha (2016) Prime conspiracies in the classroom. Resonance, 21 (7). pp. 621-639. ISSN 0971-8044

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Abstract

Oliver and Soundararajan have recently discovered an unexpected bias in the distribution of prime numbers. Interestingly, the authors embarked on this research after hearing about a counter-intuitive result obtained upon comparison of two elementary coin tossing experiments. This article describes these experiments and presents both numerical and analytical methods for exploring the source of inspiration for their research. Elaboration of such key motivations or themes provides a way of bringing the excitement of recent mathematical discoveries to the undergraduate classroom.

Item Type:	Article
Authors:	Ram, Sri and Bhushan, Shantha
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Education > Science education Social sciences > Education > Curricula > Curriculum development Natural Sciences > Mathematics
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status:	None
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7330
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-016-0367-8

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