Coping with Irrationality

Synopsis: Understanding what is meant by an integer or fraction is easy enough, but how can we handle number like the square root of 2, or pi, or e, and how can we do arithmetic such on numbers or work out the answer to expressions like 2 x pi? One way is to represent all real numbers by infinite decimals, and this is the main theme of the programme.
Series: Introduction to Pure Mathematics, Course M203
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.
Year of production: 1987
Availability: Sale; 1999 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects: Mathematics
Keywords: irrational numbers; numbers

Producer

Cast

David Brannan
Phil Rippon

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