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How to defeat a dragon with math - Garth Sundem

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Having trouble remembering the order of operations? Let's raise the stakes a little bit. What if the future of your (theoretical) kingdom depended on it? Garth Sundem creates a world in which PEMDAS is the hero but only heroic when in the proper order.

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Meet The Creators

Producer
Bridgette Spalding
Sound Designer
Eric Hoffman
Educator
Garth Sundem
Animator
Mark Phillips
Narrator
Garth Sundem

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