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February 26, 2019February 27, 2019

New Video: Dynamic Pascal’s Triangle

Made with Mathematica

The top 6 rows of Pascal’s triangle. Each row starts and ends with a “1”. Any number in-between the ends is the sum of the two numbers most close to it on the preceding line.

Pascal’s triangle is an infinite triangle of numbers with many internal patterns.

Start by creating a list of “1’s” in an upside-down … Read the rest

February 8, 2019December 1, 2019

Why Does Slicing a Cone Give an Ellipse?

The intersection of the pink plane with the blue cone is an ellipse (shaded orange when y > 0 and brown when y < 0). The length of either red line added to the length of either yellow line is constant.

Currently my favorite YouTube channel is “3Blue1Brown“, created by Grant Sanderson.

With excellent visuals and high production quality, Grant both shows and explains mathematics in a way that … Read the rest

January 30, 2019January 31, 2019

New Video: Immunization, Part 1

It is very important for any business, including any insurance company, to be able to meet their financial liability obligations.

A major class of liabilities that insurance companies must plan for are the claims from their customers. For example, if a person buys car insurance, then the insurance company would be obligated to pay for, among other things, some or … Read the rest

January 3, 2019March 4, 2019

The Road Ahead

My plans for this blog are ambitious.

My main goal for Infinity is Really Big is to bring you excellence in mathematical content for your personal and professional growth.

YouTube-Related Content

As of the early January 2019, my YouTube channel, “Bill Kinney Math“, is moderately successful. It has over half a million views and over 4400 subscribers. The … Read the rest