The joy of mathematics / taught by Arthur T. Benjamin.
"This course of 24 half-hour lectures celebrates the sheer joy of mathematics, taught by a mathematician who is literally a magician with numbers. Professor Arthur T. Benjamin of Harvey Mudd College is renowned for his feats of mental calculation performed before audiences at schools, theaters, muse...
| Uniform Title: | Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
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| Language: | English |
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Chantilly, VA :
Teaching Co.,
[2007], ©2007.
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| Series: | Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
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| Physical Description: | 4 videodiscs (approximately 720 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (ii, 72 pages, ii, 73 pages ; 22 cm). |
| Format: | Video DVD |
Contents:
- Lecture 1. The joy of math : the big picture
- lecture 2. The joy of numbers
- lecture 3. The joy of primes
- lecture 4. The joy of counting
- lecture 5. The joy of Fibonacci numbers
- lecture 6. The joy of algebra
- lecture 7. The joy of higher algebra
- lecture 8. The joy of algebra made visual
- lecture 9. The joy of 9
- lecture 10. The joy of proofs
- lecture 11. The joy of geometry
- lecture 12. The joy of pi
- lecture 13. The joy of trigonometry
- lecture 14. The joy of the imaginary number i
- lecture 15. The joy of the number e
- lecture 16. The joy of infinity
- lecture 17. The joy of infinite series
- lecture 18. The joy of different calculus
- lecture 19. The joy of approximating with calculus
- lecture 20. The joy of integral calculus
- lecture 21. The joy of Pascal's triangle
- lecture 22. The joy of probability
- lecture 23. The joy of mathematical games
- lecture 24. The joy of mathematical magic.