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  1. Cosets (1989 Video)

    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Explores what Lagrange’s theorem tells us about subgroups, and introduces the idea of a co-set.

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  2. From Hastings to Halley (1981 Video)

    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Halley’s Comet reappears in the Earth’s part of the solar system about every 75 years. ‘About every 75 years’ is an observation. Can the return date be predicted? Looks at Kepler’s and Newton’s...

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  3. Trees in Data Processing (1987 Video)

    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at the way manufacturing companies can structure their product information in a computer. Using film shot at Racal-Mobical’s factory in Reading, and extensive animation, shows how Racal use their...

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  4. With Complements from Heidelberg (1997 Video)

    Director
    Steve Hoy
    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min.

    Leading topologists from around the world, in Heidelberg for an international conference, talk about their understanding and use of topology. Animated grapics illustrate the Alexander Horned Sphere and...

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  5. Statistician Strikes Back, The (1995 Video)

    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at how the modern statistician works, addressing the slightly sour public perception of statistics. The programme follows a statistician researching the background to a new report, revealing the data...

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  6. Models All Around (1993 Video)

    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Mathematical models are developed for various reasons - they can benefit the individual in some way, or satisfy intellectual curiosity, or enable a better response to other models. This programme explores...

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  7. Designer Rides: The Jerk and the Jounce (1994 Video)

    Director
    Steve Evanson
    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Mathematics; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Explores the notion of acceleration in the familiar context of amusement rides. Studies the Nemesis ride at Alton Towers to determine what part acceleration plays in making a ride a thrilling experience:...

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  8. Caring for Data (1994 Video)

    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1997 sale: £140.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at an operational database system, the North Staffordshire Patient Administration System. Focuses not on the technical service of the database, but on the overlapping and conflicting user views that...

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  9. Artists in Logic - Computers in Wood (1996 Video)

    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 29 min.

    Looks at computer-controlled technology in the timber industry, which is used to process each log most profitable. Shows how computers help to make minute adjustments to the lathe to peel the maximum amount...

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  10. Keeping Your Distance (1993 Video)

    Producer
    John Jaworski
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    You are driving along, unhindered by traffic: how close should you drive to the car in front of you in order to be safe? The programme considers this as a modelling problem and approaches it first with a...

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