The Frontiers of space mathematics during the scientific revolution / Open University.

The Frontiers of space mathematics during the scientific revolution /

By the Scientific Revolution, great strides had been made in understanding the geometry of objects fixed in time and space; the race was now on to discover the mathematics of objects in motion. In this program, Professor Marcus du Sautoy investigates mathematical progress during the 17th, 18th, and...

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Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films Media Group, Open University
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2009]
Series:Story of math.
Subjects:
Mathematics > Study and teaching.
Europe > History > Study and teaching.
Videorecording.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access: Streaming video (Wentworth users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Art: Problem of Perspective (2:57)
  • Descartes: Certainty of Numbers (3:20)
  • Descartes: Giant of Mathematics (3:08)
  • Festival of Mathematics (5:45)
  • Isaac Newton (3:32)
  • Isaac Newton's Calculus (2:04)
  • Contributions of Gottfried Leibniz (4:00)
  • Rivalry Between Newton and Leibniz (3:43)
  • Bernoulli Family and Mathematics (5:19)
  • Leonhard Euler: Mathematician (4:50)
  • Contributions of Leonhard Euler (3:10)
  • Carl Friedich Gauss: Mathematician (2:58)
  • Mathematics: Imaginary Numbers (4:10)
  • Janos Boylai and Hyperbolic Geometry (4:03)
  • Bernhard Riemann's Mathematics (4:56)

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