Curry's Paradox and the Notion of Area: Part I (Tanton) @DrJamesTanton

Uploaded February 2011 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

Here is a wonderful paradox due to Paul Curry that challenges our beliefs on how area behaves. In this video I show the paradox, resolve paradox, and then in parts II and III of the video show how I use the paradox in teaching.

Currys Paradox and the Notion of Area: Part I (Tanton)

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