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This lecture by Professor Raymond Flood explores the legacies of William Rowan Hamilton (1805-1865) and George Boole (1815-1864). Hamilton discovered quaternions, a non-commutative algebraic system, and did...
Maths lecture on the subject of hypercomplex numbers presented by Sky Brewer at the University of York.
DVD containing two separate talks on the subject of shapes, proof and waves, aimed at GCSE pupils, aged 13 - 16. In MATHS, MYSTERY AND THE ELECTRIC GUITAR, David Acheson shares some of his favourite...
Dr Richard Earl of the Mathematical Institute, Oxford presents a talk about prime numbers, describing what they are and discussing their role in internet security. Freely available to download as video (mp4)...
A fascinating explanation of the role of the number 11 in error detection codes, with examples of ISBNs and damaged CDs.
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...
In broad terms, the level of mathematics in the 9 chapters increases gradually, with the early ones being suitable for the general public and ages 12-15, and the later ones for university science students....
Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy illustrates that, far from being a reluctant visual medium, science is actually at the forefront of many of the world’s most iconic and revolutionary designs. In THE BEAUTY...
Three 30-minute programmes which investigate the mysteries surrounding prime numbers. Primes are fundamental to mathematics; they are the basic blocks from which all other numbers can be built. Yet they...
A series of 15-minute programmes in which Simon Singh investigates the history of some of the most special numbers in mathematics - zero, Pi, the golden ratio, the imaginary number and infinity.
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