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  1. Geometry Euclid Didn’t Know, The (1979 Film, Video)

    Producer
    David Nulsen
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Traces the history of Euclid’s fifth postulate. Introduces elliptic and hyperbolic geometries. Distinguishes between mathematical consistency and ‘truth’.

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  2. Geodesic Domes: Math Raises the Roof (1982 Film, Video)

    Producer
    David Nulsen
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Discusses whether dome size should influence its geometry; how chord factors are calculated; what geometric patterns govern the design, and how a list of materials is drawn up. Many mathematical concepts are...

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