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  1. How Fast Can Usain Bolt Run? (2011)

    Subject
    Mathematics; Sports science

    A lecture given by Professor John D. Barrow for the Gresham College ‘Maths in Sport’ series on 15 November 2011. How can Usain Bolt improve his world 100 metres sprint record significantly without...

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  2. Mathematics in the Real World: from Brain Tumours to Saving Marriages (2009)

    Subject
    Mathematics; Medical sciences; Social Studies

    Video recording of the Bakerian Prize Lecture given by Professor James Murray of Oxford University on 26/3/2009 at the RSA. Practical mathematical models are becoming an accepted part of most medical and...

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  3. Algebra: Defining Sets

    Subject
    Mathematics

    The first part of a series of animated tutorials which explains not only how, but why, the rules of algebra work. The goal is the development of a strong conceptual foundation, rather than mechanical problem...

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  4. Definition of a Group, The

    Director
    Michael Harrison
    Subject
    Mathematics

    This short video explains one of the most fundamental ideas from abstract algebra, the definition of a group. [3 minutes 10 seconds]

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  5. Hypercomplex Numbers Under Möbius Transformations (2014)

    Subject
    Mathematics

    Maths lecture on the subject of hypercomplex numbers presented by Sky Brewer at the University of York.

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  6. Baths and Quarks: Solitons Explained

    Subject
    Physics

    Professor David Tong, Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge, talks about the unique qualities of solitons and their special relationship with quarks. [9...

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  7. Five Numbers (2005)

    Subject
    Mathematics

    A series of 15-minute programmes in which Simon Singh investigates the history of some of the most special numbers in mathematics - zero, Pi, the golden ratio, the imaginary number and infinity.

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  8. Prime Numbers (2013)

    Subject
    Mathematics

    Dr Richard Earl of the Mathematical Institute, Oxford presents a talk about prime numbers, describing what they are and discussing their role in internet security. Freely available to download as video (mp4)...

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  9. Journey to the Center of a Triangle (1976)

    Director
    Bruce Cornwell; Katherine Cornwell
    Subject
    Mathematics

    One of a series of computer-animated geometry films by Bruce & Katharine Cornwell. Created on the Tektronics 4051 Graphics Terminal. It presents a series of animated constructions that determine the centre...

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  10. String Theory and the Universe

    Subject
    Mathematics; Physics

    Video recording of the 2010 Newton Lecture given at the Institute of Physics, London, on 1 July by Professor Edward Witten, Institute for Advanced Study, in which he talks about the unexpected ways in which...

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