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  1. Fishing for Figures: Modelling a Population (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

    Shows the use of mathematical modelling to estimate and control populations, using fish populations as an example. Shows the mathematics of a simple population model - the logistic equation. Starting from...

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  2. Beating the Morning Rush (1993 Video)

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

    A case study of transport planning in Milton Keynes, a rapidly changing modern British city. Shows how planners use sophisticated computer-based modelling techniques to calculate traffic flow on roads yet to...

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  3. Poisson Process, The (1985 Video)

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

    Shows how a mathematical model can be constructed for random events. Using computer simulation the Poisson distribution is developed as a mathematical model and the results compared with the results on an...

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  4. Traffic Futures (1993 Video)

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

    Looks at the use of mathematical modelling in transport planning, examining common criticism of transport models - of how they specify the problem, simplify the problem and how the data they use is often...

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  5. 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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  6. Daisyworld Visualisation (1990 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    Allows the user to investigate Daisyworld, the hypothetical planet of James Lovelock and the mathematical basis for his Gaia theory. Contains eight models, with five relating to Daisyworld itself, and three...

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  7. Waves: Partial Differential Equations (1982 Video)

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

    Examines waves and the mathematics used to model them. Uses partial the differential wave equation to make predictions about a system that exhibits wave-like behaviour: a taut string driven by a vibrating arm.

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  8. Greenhouse Conspiracy, The (1990 Video)

    Director
    Hilary Lawson
    Producer
    Hilary Lawson
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

    The programme examines the greenhouse effect and questions the factual evidence, the claim that carbon dioxide is the primary cause of the changes, the mathematical model on which Greenhouse theories are...

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  9. Central Forces and Conservation Laws (1988 Video)

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

    Investigates the motion of a particle acted on by a central force and what this implies about angular momentum and energy for the particle. Concludes by illustrating that the force of gravity and the...

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  10. Describing Matter: A Macroscopic Approach (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Ted Smith
    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    The PVT (pressure, volume, temperature) surface of any substance provides a wealth of information on its properties in the solid, liquid and gas phases. Illustrates the power and importance of the PVT...

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