The joy of mathematics [videorecording] / Arthur T. Benjamin.
"This course 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, museums, conferences, and other venues. Although racing a calculator to solve a difficult problem may seem like a superhuman achievement, Professor Benjamin shows that there are simple tricks that allow anyone to look like a math magician. Professor Benjamin has another goal in this course: throughout these lectures, he shows how everything in mathematics is connected--how the beautiful and often imposing edifice that has given us algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, probability, and so much else is based on nothing more than fooling around with numbers"--Publisher's web site.
Record details
- ISBN: 1598033107
- ISBN: 9781598033106
- Physical Description: 4 videodiscs (approximately 720 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 course guidebooks (ii, 72 pages, ii, 73 pages ; 22 cm) and 2 lecture transcript and course guidebooks (iv, 213 pages, iv, 214 pages ; 22 cm).
- Publisher: Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- 24 lectures, 30 minutes each (6 per disc).Course no. 1411.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Part 1, Disc 1. Joy of math: the big picture ; Joy of numbers ; Joy of primes ; Joy of counting ; Joy of Fibonacci numbers ; Joy of algebra -- Disc 2. Joy of higher algebra ; Joy of algebra made visual ; Joy of 9 ; Joy of proofs ; Joy of geometry ; Joy of pi -- Part 2, Disc 3. Joy of trigonometry ; Joy of the imaginary number i ; Joy of the number e ; Joy of infinity ; Joy of infinite series ; Joy of differential calculus -- Disc 4. Joy of approximating with calculus ; Joy of integral calculus ; Joy of Pascal's triangle ; Joy of probability ; Joy of mathematical games ; Joy of mathematical magic.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Producers, Jaimee Aigret, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisors, Jay Tate, Joan Burton ; directors, Jon Leven, Jim Allen ; camera operators, Jim Allen, Alexis Doty, Jared Bourgeois, Jack Dierken.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Lecturer: Arthur T. Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College.
- System Details Note:
- DVD.
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Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | DVD 510 JOY (Text) | 36015000142683 | Adult Video | Available | - |
