Learning on ScreenHow Should a Mathematician Think About Shape?
- Synopsis
- Video of a lecture given by Professor D G Kendall as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lectures series. One thinks about shape by creating a space in which each shape ‘lives’ at a point, in such a way that natural questions about shapes translate into geometrical questions concerning the new space. This subject quite new but is already leading to new insights and has interesting applications in archaeology and astronomy.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min.
- Year of production
- 1988
- Availability
- Hire; 2006 hire: £5.00
- Uses
- 6th-form and undergraduate mathematics.
- Subjects
- Mathematics
- Keywords
- geometry; shape
Credits
- Cast
D G Kendall
Sponsor
Distributor (Hire)
- Name
London Mathematical Society
- lms@lms.ac.uk
- Web
- http://www.lms.ac.uk/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7637 3686
- Fax
- 020 7323 3655
- Address
- De Morgan House
57-58 Russell Square
London
WC1B 4HS - Notes
- Video recordings of twice-yearly LMS Popular Lectures, which aim to present exciting topics and interesting applications to anyone with a serious interest in mathematics such as sixth form and university students. Recent lectures are for sale on DVD and older ones for hire on video.
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