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Randomness in Computations, A Sentimental Journey (2008)

Subject
Information technology; Mathematics

Video recording of the New Fellows Seminar given at the Royal Society by Professor Michael Rabin on 10/7/2008. When dealing with computations intended to produce exact results, the injection of randomness...
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Are You Feeling Lucky? (2013)

Subject
Mathematics

Distribution
Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 90 minutes), £10.00

DVD containing two separate talks on the subject of statistics, probability and fractals, aimed at GCSE pupils, aged 13 - 17. in HOW IMPROBABLE IS THAT? Matt Parker investigates the Lottery, coin and dice...
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Gambler’s Guide to Winning, The (1991 Video)

Director
Julian Nott

Producer
Carey Barraclough

Subject
Mathematics

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 sale: £20.00 Academy 1995 sale: £12.99 (inclusive) retail

Using computer technology, a group of mathematicians have devised gambling strategies. Interviews casino bosses, hopeful gamblers and the professors.
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Chaology (1988)

Subject
Mathematics

Distribution
Hire, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes), £5.00

Video of a lecture given by Professor M. Berry as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lectures series. In Newtonian mechanics the present state of a system determines its future, but that...
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Out of the Blue? (1995 Video)

Producer
Michael Peet

Subject
Mathematics

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

Uses statistical models to explore the effect of possibly inadequate sewage disposal at sea on the well-being of swimmers, based on a study at Bondi Beach, Sydney, Australia. Uses a bar chart to plot the...
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From Einstein to Quantum Information

Subject
Physics

A video recording of Anton Anton Zeilinger’s Fujitsu lecture. Albert Einstein criticised quantum mechanics for various reasons, most notably randomness, for entanglement, and for its denial of classical...
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Making Waves: Ocean Modelling with Absorbing Wavemakers (1984 Video)

Producer
Colin Anderson; Jamie Taylor

Subject
Engineering; Physics

Distribution
Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 18 min., 1996 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Shows wavemaking facilities built at Edinburgh University Department of Engineering in connection with the Edinburgh Wave Power Project. The wide tank (30 metres wide scaled to represent 3km of ocean) with a...
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Code, The (2011)

Subject
Mathematics

Distribution
Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 3180 minutes), £15.00

Hidden in the world around us are mysterious symbols and bizarre numbers. Do they hold the key to understanding the universe? Professor Marcus du Sautoy takes us on a gripping treasure hunt to discover the...
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