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  1. Pyramids, Plato and Football (1995 Video)

    Producer
    Steve Hoy
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks at the regularity and symmetry found in some three-dimensional shapes, in particular the Egyptian pyramids, the five platonic solids and the standard football design. Shows the proof of Euler’s...

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  2. Colours of Infinity, The (1994 Video)

    aka: Arthur C Clarke’s Colours of Infinity - Exploring the Fractal Univese

    Director
    Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS col. 53 min., 1998 sale: £12.50 (+VAT +p&p)

    A film about fractal geometry, retracing the steps that led to the discovery of the Mandelbrot set, with the aim of illustrating the implications and applications of the Mandelbrot set and fractal geometry...

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  3. Lattices and Wallpaper Patterns (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Jack Koumi
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 54 min., 2000 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Support for course units GE/GR 3 and 4. Discusses the five lattice types: hexagonal, parallelogram, rectangular, square and rhombic and illustrates them using computer graphics and animations. Altogether 12...

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  4. Polytopia I: Tessalations and Polyhedra (1997)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, CD-ROM (PC Version), £49.00

    This CD-ROM explores the history and scientific applications of geometry. Topics include Plato’s Geometrical Alchemy, Kepler’s Universe, Polyhedra and the Natural World and Buckminsterfullerine. The text...

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  5. Marin Mersenne: The Birth of Modern Geometry (1986)

    Producer
    Glan Thomas
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 25 minutes), £34.99 (CM)

    Marin Mersenne was a 17th-century French monk who was also an able scientist who wrote widely on the study of sound. His contribution to mathematics comes from his ambition to see the formation of scientific...

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  6. Life, The Universe and Mathematics (2000 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Mathematics; Science
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    CD-ROM resource exploring fundamental questions of science using interactive models and animations. Modules include topology; labyrinths and knots; cosmic geometry; complexity and cellular automata; life;...

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  7. Equidecomposable Polygons (1973 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 11 min.

    Treats a problem in the theory of dissection of polygonal regions solved by Hadwiger and Glur in 1948. They showed that every pair of polygonal regions having equal areas is equi-decomposable and that the...

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  8. Geometry Ancient and Modern (2004)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes (approx)), £12.00

    A recording of a lecture delivered as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture series by Dr J.R. Silvester of King’s College London. Euclid found many curious properties of circles -...

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  9. 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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  10. Affine Geometry (1994 Video)

    Producer
    Andrew Adamyk
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Introduces the idea of affine geometry and looks at different aspects of it use. In three sections: 1: Introduces two theorems about ellipses - the midpoint theorem and the conjugate diameters theorem. Shows...

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