Good Will Hunting Maths Problem Video

The problem Matt Damon's character solved in 'Good Will Hunting' - Homeomorphically Irreducible Trees of degree ten. The problem sounds complex but is actually very easy.Robin Wilson, Gresham Professor of Geometry, explains the problem and shows the simple solutions. This is the 21st part of 'A Millennium of Mathematical Puzzles'. The full lecture is available (in 24 parts) here on YouTube, or it can be downloaded (like all of our lectures) in its complete form from the Gresham College website, in video, audio or text formats: www.gresham.ac.uk Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website.