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Butterfly Catastrophe (1979 Video)

Subject
Mathematics

Distribution
Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 4 min.

An introduction to the mathematics of catastrophe theory. The three-dimensional butterfly catastrophe surface is represented in four-dimensional space using time as the fourth dimension.
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The American Imperial Gothic

Date
2 Dec 2014, 13:38

Author
Sergio Angelini

Post Type
BUFVC Review

The American Imperial Gothic: Popular Culture, Empire, Violence by Johan Hoglund (Ashgate, 2014), 211 pages, ISBN: 978-1409449546 (hardback), ISBN: 978-1409449553 (e-book PDF),ISBN: 978-1472406477 (e-book)...
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Mathematics: A Social Perspective/Case Study: Catastrophe Theory (1979 Video)

Subject
Mathematics

Distribution
Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1994 sale: £60.00 (+VAT +p&p) combined with three other programmes from the course on a single cassette.

Shows how some of the more recent advances in mathematics have caused controversy when applied to areas of social concern. Christopher Zeeman introduces some of the mathematical ideas behind catastrophe...
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Nonlinear Dynamics in Non-Equilibrium Economics / Chaos and Cosmology (1996 Video)

Subject
Astronomy; Economics

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. VHS (PAL, SECAM, NTSC). col. 90 min., 1996 sale: 40 Ecu (inclusive)

1 (30 min): Professor W Brian Arthur, Stanford University, examines the four basic assumptions of neoclassical economics and examines the implications of reversing them. 2 (60 min): Dr Peter Coles, Queen...
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Day the Earth Melted, The (1991 Video)

Director
David Sington

Producer
David Sington

Subject
Geology

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

A volcanic catastrophe 66 million years ago on the west coast of present-day India, thousands of times bigger than anything mankind has ever witnessed, created the spectacular landscape seen there today. The...
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Turner (1966 Film, Video)

Director
David Thompson

Subject
Art

Distribution
Film (16mm)

In three parts: 1) contrasts a storm at sea with the peacefulness of the English countryside; 2) visions of the great cities of history and legend are contrasted with scenes of catastrophe; 3) ranges over...
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Photoelectric Effect, The (2004)

Subject
Physics

Distribution
Sale, VHS (PAL, 32 minutes), £35.00

Explains the photoelectric effect and tells the story of its discovery, investigation and eventual explanation by Einstein, which brought about the revolutionary notion that light is a stream of photons, and...
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