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This DVD contains the complete 4-part series about the history of mathematics, presented by Professor Marcus du Sautoy.The films offer clear, accessible explanations of important mathematical ideas but are...
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...
This programme explores some aspects of the use of performance indicators in the public sector in the UK and is presented by wine critic, Jancis Robinson. It concentrates mostly on locally delivered services...
The structures of medieval stone cathedrals and bridges relied on principles of statics. John Trapp examines the development of the design of arches in the cathedrals of Ely in England and Chartres in...
During World War 1 eight million people were killed and 20 million wounded. Two people turned to mathematics in a hope of preventing another such disaster. The Quaker Lewis Fry Richardson generated complex...
A drama illustrating the paradoxes of infinity: only in an infinite hotel is it possible for every room to be occupied and while still leaving room for guests. The character Fiona Knight (Fi-Nite) arrives at...
Florence Nightingale made use of statistics in her hospital work during the Crimean war to show that hospital hygiene was so poor that the wounded were less likely to die from disease at the front than in...
Looks at how statistical techniques helped to find the cause of mysterious asthma attacks in Barcelona during the 1980s. Between 1981 and 1984 seven serious asthma outbreaks in adults were reported at...
Looks at the use of mathematics by architects Palladio, Le Corbusier and Bernard Tschumi. Palladio’s 16th-century Italian buildings reflect his belief in the perfection of nature as epitomised by geometry...
Explains some of the main issues surrounding clinical trials, including sample size, randomisation, eradication of psychological patient effect, eradication of potential investigator biases, and appropriate...
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