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Main Title Mathematics illuminated /
Publisher Oregon Public Broadcasting ; Annenberg Media,
Year Published 2008
OCLC Number 259718145
ISBN 1576808866; 9781576808863
Subjects Mathematics--Popular works
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://www.learner.org/resources/series210.html
Holdings
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Modified
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Status
ELBM  QA93.M33 2008 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 01/13/2020
Collation 4 videodiscs (approximately 390 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
In partnership with The Mathematical Association of America, Association for Women in Mathematics. Funding by Annenberg Media.
Contents Notes
1. The primes -- 2. Combinatorics counts -- 3. How big is infinity? -- 4. Topology's twists and turns -- 5. Other dimensions -- 6. The beauty of symmetry -- 7. Making sense of randomness -- 8. Geometries beyond Euclid -- 9. Game theory -- 10. Harmonious math -- 11. Connecting with networks -- 12. In sync -- 13. The concepts of chaos. "A 13-part multimedia learning resource for adult learners and high school teachers, Mathematics Illuminated explores major themes in the field of mathematics, from humankind's earliest study of prime numbers to the cutting edge mathematics used to reveal the shape of the universe"--Container.