Binomial + Bulgakov

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Yesterday I taught my Year 13 class binomial expansions and I suggested to a friend he should read Master and Margarita. Today I read Marcus Du Sautoy's tweet: There's an interesting application of the binomial theorem in Bulgakov's Master and Margarita to predict the death of barman Andrei Fokich.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 22:57:08 +0000Coincidence ID:4339