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  1. Natural Model, A (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at a mathematical model for the growth in the population of the barnacle geese that winter on the Solway Firth. In 1948 the geese numbered only 300 and the colony was close to extinction. Protection...

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  2. Piece of Cake, A (1996 Video)

    Producer
    Steve Evanson
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 16 min.

    Illustrates the steps involved in the mathematical modelling cycle, using as an example the need to produce a model for the baking time and a cake of given weight. The model is developed in a discussion...

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  3. Water by the Volume (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    A case study of water flow in the River Severn: the Severn Trent Water Authority uses a mathematical model to forecast future conditions of the river system. Water levels must be monitored in order to...

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  4. Mst207 Videocassette 2 (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 91 min., 2000 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Support video for course MST207. Contents: bands to support the study units ‘Mathematical Modelling’, ‘Modelling Flight’ and ‘Revising the Model’.

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  5. Modelling Planetary Motion (1986 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    When seen in the night sky the planet Mars moves in a non-uniform way, yet the planets all move in uniform orbits around the sun. Shows how a mathematical model can help to predict the planet’s motion when...

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  6. Modelling Pollution (1978 Video)

    Producer
    David Saunders; Martin Wright
    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.

    In 1950 much of the River Thames was dead, being totally devoid of oxygen, the oxygen being used up in the process of decay in the sewage. But the river authorities used a mathematical model to predict the...

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  7. Modelling Drug Therapy (1979 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1994 sale: (M101) £60.00 (+VAT +p&p) combined with three other programmes from the course on a single cassette. 1997 sale: (MS284/VC3) £55.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The drug used in the treatment of acute asthma is theophylline and correct dosage is critical. Looks at how mathematical modelling was used to formulate the best treatement. One of the research physicians at...

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  8. Searching for Survival (1999)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 20 minutes), £15.00

    Describes the work of a European Scientific Project into the effect of North Sea fisheries on seabirds. Scientists are producing a mathematical model which ultimately will allow the effects of changes in...

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  9. Mathematical Modelling: Populations (1998 Video)

    aka: Population Modelling

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min., 1999 sale: £35.00 (+VAT +p&p) VHS, higher education 1999 sale: £55.00 (+VAT +p&p) VHS, non-higher education 1999 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) higher education - master tape for re-editing and copying 2000 sale: £35.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) VHS, higher education

    Introduces the concept of mathematical modelling by applying it to the prediction of the growth of fish stocks in the North Sea. Researchers must first determine the age of fish being caught before...

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  10. Ersem (European Regional Seas Ecosystem Modelling) (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 19 min., 1999 sale: £15.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Describes the first three years of the European Regional Seas Ecosystem Model (ERSEM) project, a numerical model of the North Sea. Its aim is to simulate the annual cycles of plankton, benthos and fish...

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