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The Story of maths

Post by Geoff » Sun Jul 10, 2011 3:02 pm

BBC4 Tuesday 8.00

Could be good, it's presented by Marcus de Sautoy, who succeeded RD as Simonyi professor. He also presented "The beauty of diagrams", as well as quite a few Horizon episodes.
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Re: The Story of maths

Post by Atheist-Lite » Sun Jul 10, 2011 3:25 pm

Does it include 108? :pop:
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Post by Geoff » Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:48 pm

Crumple wrote:Does it include 108? :pop:
I'll let you know. :hehe:

It's a series of 3 episodes, BTW.
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Post by Callan » Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:59 pm

Maths.
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Post by klr » Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:09 pm

Geoff wrote:BBC4 Tuesday 8.00

Could be good, it's presented by Marcus de Sautoy, who succeeded RD as Simonyi professor. He also presented "The beauty of diagrams", as well as quite a few Horizon episodes.
That's all I need to know. Next step, the TV Guide button and that wonderful "record series" feature. :tup:
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Post by JimC » Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:43 pm

Ooohh goody!

Hope it come to Oz sometime...

I could get a copy, and force all my students to watch it...
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Re: The Story of maths

Post by klr » Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:49 pm

JimC wrote:Ooohh goody!

Hope it come to Oz sometime...

I could get a copy, and force all my students to watch it...
Force? Force? If you have to force people to watch Marcus de Sautoy, then there is no hope. :cry:
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Post by Geoff » Sun Jul 10, 2011 10:56 pm

JimC wrote:Ooohh goody!

Hope it come to Oz sometime...

I could get a copy, and force all my students to watch it...
Just found out it's a repeat, first broadcast in 2008, don't know how I missed it first time around!

Probably available on DVD now...
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Post by Gawdzilla Sama » Sun Jul 10, 2011 11:26 pm

klr wrote:
JimC wrote:Ooohh goody!

Hope it come to Oz sometime...

I could get a copy, and force all my students to watch it...
Force? Force? If you have to force people to watch Marcus de Sautoy, then there is no hope. :cry:
Same with the Marquis de Sade. :tup:
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Re: The Story of maths

Post by FBM » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:46 am

Thanks, Geoff! Downloading in progress. :cheers: BBC also had a maths-themed docu series called Dangerous Knowledge. Good watch. :tup:
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Post by Even Adam » Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:20 pm

Marcus de Sautoy is awesome. :tup: Consider this watched.
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Post by stripes4 » Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:22 pm

I will watch it. I may not understand it, but I will watch it. :cry:
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Re: The Story of maths

Post by Geoff » Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:32 pm

stripes4 wrote:I will watch it. I may not understand it, but I will watch it. :cry:
A better title would have been "the history of maths" I think, from the synopses I've seen. I don't think it'll get too technical, seems to be more about the discovery of important mathematical concepts.
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Re: The Story of maths

Post by Gallstones » Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:39 pm

I'd like to see this.

Why do you guys pluralize math?
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Re: The Story of maths

Post by Xamonas Chegwé » Mon Jul 11, 2011 7:44 pm

Gallstones wrote:I'd like to see this.

Why do you guys pluralize math?
Because it is short for Mathematics. Or do you call it Mathematic, or something? :tea:

Is this a repeat? I think i saw it a couple of years ago.
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