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  1. The Great Math Mystery, The (2016)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 60 minutes), $19.99

    Documentary about the history and principles of mathematics presented by astrophysicist and writer Mario Livio, along with other mathematicians, physicists, and engineers. The programme traces the...

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  2. Possibly So, Pythagoras! (1966 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 14 min.

    Investigates the Pythagorean theorem through inductive experimentation as well as through formal deductive proof. Through the use of animation the student watches triangles continually change. Discusses the...

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  3. Cradles of Civilization: Ancient Greece (2007)

    Subject
    Classical studies; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 48 minutes), £17.99

    Considered by many to be the birthplace of Western thought, ancient Greece was home to many of the world’s great minds. The complex and intriguing philosophies of Aristotle, Socrates, Plato and Pythagoras...

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  4. Living Architecture: Rudolf Laban and the Geometry of Dance. (2008)

    Director
    Becky Edmunds
    Subject
    Dance; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0), £15.99

    LIVING ARCHITECTURE presents, for the first time, Rudolph Laban’s space harmony dance material, its geometric basis and the spiritual philosophy that is embedded in it.Researched and presented by dance...

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  5. Project Mathematics (7 Parts)

    Subject
    FE; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 22, 28, 26, 24, 28, 29, 29 minutes each), £35 (each)

    A series of videotape-and-workbook modules that explore basic topics in GCSE and A-level mathematics, using live action, music, special effects, and computer animation. Each module consists of a videotape...

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  6. Project Mathematics! (2 Parts) (1993)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 22-29 minutes each), £35.00 each

    A series of seven videos for teaching mathematics using computer animation. Further information on the series is given online at: http://www.projectmathematics.com/index.htm

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  7. Story of Maths, The (2008)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £17.00

    This DVD contains the complete 4-part series about the history of mathematics, presented by Professor Marcus du Sautoy.The films offer clear, accessible explanations of important mathematical ideas but are...

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  8. Five Shapes (2005)

    Subject
    Architecture; Mathematics

    In new series about Five Shapes, mathematician Marcus du Sautoy finds his favourite forms in some highly unlikely places. He visits a spherical building in Paris, hears music inspired by the symmetries of...

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  9. Great Ideas of Philosophy, Series (7 Programmes) (2006)

    Subject
    Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 48 minutes each), £39.95 each £219.95 set

    This series investigates core questions in philosophy, such as: Why is there something rather than nothing? What is right action? And what do we mean when we talk about the ‘mind’? Some of the world’s...

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