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The Josephus Problem - Numberphile

2016-10-28

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The Josephus Problem, featuring Daniel Erman from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Correction: Around 9:40 that should be L less than 2^a NOT 2a --- Sorry, typo in editing! But you got the point hopefully.

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