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How the Knigsberg bridge problem changed mathematics - Dan Van der Vieren

How the Knigsberg bridge problem changed mathematics - Dan Van der Vieren

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Youd have a hard time finding the medieval city Knigsberg on any modern maps, but one particular quirk in its geography has made it one of the most famous cities in mathematics. Dan Van der Vieren explains how grappling with Knigsbergs puzzling seven bridges led famous mathematician Leonhard Euler to invent a new field of mathematics. Lesson by Dan Van der Vieren
Date: 2020-08-22

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My father showed me a similar puzzle 50 years ago. A single rectangle, bisected horizontally, with the upper half bisected into two even halves and the bottom half segmented into three equal boxes. I never knew this form of math had a name, and never knew you could prove that it couldn't be done. I used this video to come up with the node diagram, and proved that all the degrees were odd. (9, 5, 5, 3, 3, 3. Thank you for a most enjoyable diversion!
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I don't know why, but the intro sound to this video is extremely irritating recently. Infact I stopped watching the video Immed after I heard the intro. and then took out time just to leave this comment
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Can anyone direct me to the historical source from which it is derived that Euler first dismissed the question as having nothing to do with math?
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Do you have to use a bridge in order to move to a new area? Why not jump in the water and swim\wade across? What do you have against swimming?
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