The Joy of Thinking : the Beauty and Power of Classical Mathematical Ideas

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Call Number: DVD 510 Ad Oversize
On Shelf At: Downtown Library

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Disc 1. Great ideas that bring our world into focus -- How many? Counting surprises -- Fermat's last theorem and the allure of number -- Pining for nature's numbers --Sizing up the Fibonacci numbers -- The sexiest rectangle ; pt. 1, disc 2. The hidden beauty of the golden rectangle -- The Pythagorean theorem and geometry of Ellipses -- Not-so-platonic relationships in Platonic solids -- Hunting for a sixth Platonic solid -- Is there a fourth dimension? Can we see it? -- The invisible art of the fourth dimension ; pt 2., disc 3. A twisted idea - the Möbius band -- A one-sided, sealed surface - the Klein bottle -- Ordinary origami - creating beautiful patterns -- Unfolding paper to reveal a fiery fractal -- Fractals - infinitely complex creations -- Fractal frauds of nature ; pt. 2., disc 4. Chance surprises - measuring uncertainty -- Door number two or door number three? -- Great expectations - weighing the uncertain future -- Randon thoughts - randomness in our world -- How surprising are surprising coincidences? -- Life lessons learned from mathematical thinking.
Professor Edward B. Burger, Williams College and Professor Michael Starbird, The University of Texas at Austin.
Discover classical mathematics as an artistic and creative realm that contains some of the greatest ideas of human history, ideas that have shaped cultures. Explore the fourth dimension, conincidences, fractals, the allure of number and geometry, in understandable terms. No formulas, problems, equations, techniques and drills that remind us of school, but thinking that opens doors and minds and become an endless frontier of ideas to explore.
DVD, Dolby digital.

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