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  1. 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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  2. Fermat’s Last Theorem (1994)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, VHS (PAL, 25 minutes), £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Dr R Pinch as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. The video gives a brief history of the attempts that have been made to solve Fermat’s...

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  3. Designing Experiments with Allowance for Interfering Neighbours (1993)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes), £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor R A Bailey as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. It shows that a little mathematics can improve the design of expensive agricultural...

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  4. How to See Objects in Four Dimensions (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire Sale (Imperial College), Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 54 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor S A Robertson as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. Our experience of the physical world through sight, touch and hearing is the raw...

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  5. Optimisation of Running and Jumping (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 51 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor McNeill Alexander as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. Professor Alexander shows how relatively simple mathematical models help to...

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  6. Breakthrough in Algebra, A: Classification of the Finite Simple Group (1992)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes), £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Dr P M Neumann as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. It gives a survey of simple groups and their recent classification. Groups are algebraic...

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  7. Heads I Win, Tails You Lose (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2006 hire: £5.00 1997 sale: £35.00 (inclusive)

    Recording of a lecture given by Dr L Mustoe as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. It is an introduction to games theory and emphasises the use of simple mathematical...

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  8. Wallpaper Patterns in Different Geometries (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Dr A F Reardon as part of in the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. Wallpaper patterns arise by translating, rotating, or reflecting a given motif to...

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  9. Geometry and Computers (1991)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, VHS (PAL, 60 minutes), £5.00

    Video of a lecture given by Dr P Giblin as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture series. Modern geometry interacts with computers in several ways. Computers can draw pictures for...

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  10. Geometry and Perspective (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 2006 hire: £5.00

    Recording of a lecture given by Professor E C Zeeman as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture Series. It explains the vanishing points and observation points of perspective and proves...

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