Cantor's Infinity of Infinities

Streaming video - 2015

Randomly pick a real number between 0 and 1. What is the probability that the number is a fraction, such as ¼? Would you believe that the probability is zero? Probe this and other mind-bending facts about infinite sets, including the discovery that made Cantor exclaim, "I see it, but I don't believe it!"

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Published
[San Francisco, California, USA] : The Great Courses 2015.
2018.
Language
English
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A Kanopy streaming video
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1 online resource (streaming video file) (33 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
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00:32:31
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).