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The Hubert Hotel is an imaginary hotel created by the mathematician
David Hubert (1862—1943). The hotel has an infinite number of rooms. Each room is numbered with a natural number—room 1, room 2, room 3, and so on. Search the Internet for information on Hilbert’s Hotel. Write a few paragraphs that explain some of the Interesting questions that arise when guests arrive to stay at the hotel.
Mary Pat Campbell has written a song about a hotel with an infinite number of rooms. Her song is titled Hotel Aleph Null—yeah. Here are the lyrics for the chorus of her song, which i to be sung to the tune of Hotel California by the Eagles (Source: http//www.marypat.org/mathcamp/doc200l/hellrelays.html#hotel). 4 hotel Aleph Null—yeah
Welcome to the Hotel Aleph Null—yeah
What a lovely place (what a lovely place)
Got a lot of space Packin’ em in at the Hotel Aleph Null—yeah
Any time of year You can find space here
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