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  1. Exploring Chaos and Fractals (1994 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Material on chaos theory and fractal geometry, with text, worksheets sound, video and animation.

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  2. Wild Geometry (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 43 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor Nigel Ray as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. If tame geometry is epitomised by familiar shapes of everyday life, wild geometry is...

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  3. Area of Parallelograms (2010)

    aka: The Geometry Tutor: Area of Parallelograms

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 11 minutes), £19.99

    This program guides viewers through the concept of area and how it applies to calculating the area of parallelograms. The concepts are explained using example problems that are worked out step-by-step.

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  4. Inversion (1973 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 12. min.

    Inversion is introduced and discussed to effect the solution of an apparently difficult problem involving two unequal non-concentric circles and a chain of circles, which touch both of the given circles. The...

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  5. Curves of Constant Width (1973 Film)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 16 min.

    Begins with ideas such as simple closed curves, convexity, line of support, width of a region; proceeds to a discussion of curves of constant width; finally shows how to construct a wide variety of curves of...

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  6. Geometry and Computers (1991)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £5.00

    Video of a lecture given by Dr P Giblin as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture series. Modern geometry interacts with computers in several ways. Computers can draw pictures for...

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  7. Wallpaper Patterns in Different Geometries (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Dr A F Reardon as part of in the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. Wallpaper patterns arise by translating, rotating, or reflecting a given motif to...

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  8. Matter of Geometry, A (1979 Video)

    Producer
    James Burge
    Subject
    Mathematics; Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    The history of practical geometry: for thousands of years it was believed that the geometry of Euclid was the only possible description of space. At the beginning of the last century mathematicians showed...

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  9. Spherical Geometry and Navigation (2001 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2001 sale: £47.00 (inclusive)

    Combines simple, practical demonstrations and real-world examples to introduce the sphere. Subject areas covered include: the earth as a sphere; great and small circles; definitions of latitude and...

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  10. Geometry of 3-Manifolds (2008)

    Subject
    Mathematics

    Video lecture, including slides and notes, on the subject of low-dimensional topology. Includes question and answer session. [67 minutes]

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