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  1. Pyramids, Plato and Football (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Steve Hoy
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks at the regularity and symmetry found in some three-dimensional shapes, in particular the Egyptian pyramids, the five platonic solids and the standard football design. Shows the proof of Euler’s...

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  2. Taking off (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Michael Peet
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 24 minutes), £34.99

    Examines aspects of differing cultural and physical experiences to show how modern societies and environments are shaped by mathematics. Looks at the minting of coins in South Wales and patterns in the mud...

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  3. Refining the View (1995)

    Producer
    Michael Peet
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Mathematical modelling has a major part to play in multi-disciplinary studies of natural world phenomena. This programme examines the survival rate of New Zealand’s Hector’s dolphins and the ‘beating...

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  4. Asthma and the Bean (1995)

    Producer
    Pip Surgey
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Looks at how statistical techniques helped to find the cause of mysterious asthma attacks in Barcelona during the 1980s. Between 1981 and 1984 seven serious asthma outbreaks in adults were reported at...

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  5. Building by Numbers (1995)

    Producer
    Anne-Marie Gallen
    Subject
    Architecture; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Looks at the use of mathematics by architects Palladio, Le Corbusier and Bernard Tschumi. Palladio’s 16th-century Italian buildings reflect his belief in the perfection of nature as epitomised by geometry...

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