| Description |
4 DVDs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (22 cm) |
| Series |
The Great courses. Science & mathematics |
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Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
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| Note |
Course no. 1434. |
| System Details |
DVD format. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: David M. Bressoud, Macalester College. |
| Note |
"Part 1 of 2, 12 lectures/30 minutes per lecture, 2 DVDs"--Container, Part 1 |
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"Part 2 of 2, 12 lectures/30 minutes per lecture, 2 DVDs"--Container, Part 2 |
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Course guidebooks entitled: "The queen of the sciences: a history of mathematics, Parts I & II, course guidebook." |
| Bibliography |
Course guidebooks include bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
The queen of the sciences: a history of mathematics, Part 1. lecture 1. What is mathematics? -- lecture 2. Babylonian and Egyptian mathematics -- lecture 3. Greek mathematics : Thales to Euclid -- lecture 4. Greek mathematics : Archimedes to Hypatia -- lecture 5. Astronomy and the origins of trigonometry -- lecture 6. Indian mathematics : trigonometry blossoms -- lecture 7. Chinese mathematics : advances in computation -- lecture 8. Islamic mathematic : the creation of algebra -- lecture 9. Italian algebraists solve the cubic -- lecture 10. Napier and the natural logarithm -- lecture 11. Galileo and the mathematics of motion -- lecture 12. Fermat, Descartes, and analytic geometry. |
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The queen of the sciences: a history of mathematics, Part 2. lecture 13. Newton : modeling the universe -- lecture 14. Leibniz and the emergence of calculus -- lecture 15. Euler : calculus proves its promise -- lecture 16. Geometry : from Alhambra to Escher -- lecture 17. Gauss : invention of differential geometry -- lecture 18. Algebra becomes the science of symmetry -- lecture 19. Modern analysis : Fourier to Carleson -- lecture 20. Riemann sets new directions for analysis -- lecture 21. Sylvester and Ramanujan : different worlds -- lecture 22. Fermat's last theorem : the final triumph -- lecture 23. Mathematics : the ultimate physical reality -- lecture 24. Problems and prospects for the 21st century. |
| Summary |
24 lectures describing the historical development of mathematics. |
| Credits |
Producer, Nelson J. Ginebra ; academic content supervisor, Nancy Eskridge ; editor, Dan Shine. ; consultants, Zachary H. Rhoades, Marcy McDonald. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- History.
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Mathematics. (OCoLC)fst01012163
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| Genre/Form |
Lecture (DNLM)D019531
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History.
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Lectures. (OCoLC)fst01919935
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Educational films. (OCoLC)fst01726235
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Nonfiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710269
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Science films. (OCoLC)fst01726237
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Educational films.
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Lectures.
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Nonfiction films.
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Science films.
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| Added Author |
Bressoud, David M., 1950- speaker, author.
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Bressoud, David M., 1950-
Queen of the sciences: a history of mathematics, Parts I & II, course guidebook.
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Teaching Company.
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| Added Title |
History of mathematics |
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Queen of the sciences: a history of mathematics, Parts I & II, course guidebook.
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| ISBN |
159803426X (set) |
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9781598034264 (set) |
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1598034278 (bk.) |
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9781598034271 (bk.) |
| Music No. |
1434 Teaching Company (set) |
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PD1434-01 Teaching Company (discs) |
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PD1434-02 Teaching Company (discs) |
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