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  1. Turning a Sphere Inside out (1976 Film, Video)

    Producer
    Nelson R Max
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    In 1958 Stephen Smale demonstrated that it must be possible to turn a sphere inside out in three dimensions, without tearing or creasing the surface, but allowing the sphere to pass through itself. He was...

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  2. Media Screen Round-Up April 2016

    Date
    2 Jun 2016, 15:56
    Author
    Andrew Ormsby
    Post Type
    Post

    The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research and published at the BUFVC by Andrew Ormsby. One of the highlights of this month's...

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  3. Spherical Geometry and Navigation (2001 Video)

    Subject
    Astronomy; Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 20 min., 2001 sale: £47.00 (inclusive)

    Combines simple, practical demonstrations and real-world examples to introduce the sphere. Subject areas covered include: the earth as a sphere; great and small circles; definitions of latitude and...

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  4. Topological Surfaces (1984 Video)

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

    Why is it ridiculous to draw a map of the earth on a torus (the surface of a solid ring)? The earth is not a perfect sphere, yet a map drawn on a perfect sphere is acceptable. Shows that there are an...

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  5. Flatland: The Movie (2007)

    Director
    Dano Johnson; Jeffrey Travis
    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 34 minutes), $39.95

    Animated adaptation of Edwin Abbott’s book Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions in which a community of two-dimensional shapes are forced to come to terms with the possibility of a third dimension...

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  6. Adult Basic Education in Tayside (1987 Video)

    Director
    Ian R Hutchison
    Producer
    Ian R Hutchison
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 16 min.

    Illustration of activities covered in Adult Basic Education Services. Shows tutors working with students in fields of literacy, numeracy, life skills and also the work being developed in the sphere of...

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  7. Outside In/Not Knot (2009)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 20, 16 minutes), $39.00

    This package includes a DVD of two award-winning computer animations of mathematical concepts and theorems, as well as supplementary material. OUTSIDE IN explains the amazing discovery, made by Steve Smale...

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  8. Classifying Surfaces Geometrically (1984 Video)

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

    When surfaces are classified algebraically, in terms of edge equations it is clear that there are infinite numbers of surfaces. But what do they all look like geometrically? Shows that all of them, except...

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  9. Wild Geometry (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 43 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor Nigel Ray as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. If tame geometry is epitomised by familiar shapes of everyday life, wild geometry is...

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  10. 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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