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  1. New Wine in Old Bottles (1996 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 57 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor Peter Hilton as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. Fibonacci numbers tell us how we can tell if our pineapple is ripe or overripe,...

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  2. Fibonacci Numbers (1988 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1994 sale: £60.00 (+VAT +p&p) combined with three other programmes from the course on a single cassette.

    Shows how matrix algebra can be used to solve a famous mathematical problem first posed by the 13th-century Italian mathematician Fibonacci. The problem concerns pairs of rabbits which breed and produce new...

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  3. 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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  4. Vernacular Tradition, The (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Andrew Barker
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (PAL, 25 minutes), £34.99

    Deals largely with the low-level mathematics of the Middle Ages and its application to problems of commerce and everyday life. Renaissance notational styles are compared by looking at the works of Luca...

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  5. Story of Maths, The (2008)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £17.00

    This DVD contains the complete 4-part series about the history of mathematics, presented by Professor Marcus du Sautoy.The films offer clear, accessible explanations of important mathematical ideas but are...

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