Title
|
Subject
|
Author
|
Synopsis
|
| The Mathematical
Experience |
Mathematical
Philosophy |
Davis and Hersh |
Proof,Infinity,and the Stretched String.The coin
of Tyche. The Aesthetic Component. Pattern,Order,and Chaos |
| Think Maths |
Mathematical
Philosophy |
Ian Stewart |
Is mathematics the grand design for the Universe,
or merely a figment of the human imagination? |
| Crashing the Barriers |
Mathematical
Philosophy |
Ian Stewart |
Does it really matter if there are some things
that science will never solve? |
| Nature's Sums |
Biomathematics |
Simon Singh |
If DNA is the building blocks of biology then
maths maybe the builder. |
| Maths of tossed coin |
Chance |
Robert Matthews |
Equations say more than gravity is required to bring
a tossed coin to a halt. |
| Ethnic Bias in Hiring/Alien
Abduction |
Innumeracy |
John Allen Paulos |
Test disparities need not imply racism and
mathematically making one's own pseudoscience. |
| Maps that shaped the
world |
Cartography |
Ian Mundell |
Like a huge piece of orange peel that refuses to
be flattened without tearing at the edges, the globe cannot be forced into
two dimensions without distortion. But that distortion can now be
minimised. |
| Absolute Certainty? |
Proof |
|
Computers are transforming the way mathematicians
discover,prove and communicate ideas,but is there a place for absolute certainty
in this brave new world? |
| The Challenge of Large Numbers
|
Number Theory |
Richard E. Crandall |
As computer capabilities increase, mathematicians
can better characterize and manipulate gargantuan figures. Even so, some
numbers can only be imagined. |
| Double Bubble,Toil and
Trouble |
Minimal Surfaces |
Ian Stewart |
Soap bubbles produce amazing colours and patterns.What
is known about them,and what puzzles remain? |
| Lunar M-pire |
4-Colour problem |
Ian Stewart |
What is the smallest number of colours required
to colour a map? |
| Tales of a neglected
number |
Number Theory |
Ian Stewart |
The Padovan Sequence is similar to Fibonacci. |
| Knots,Links and Videotape
|
Knot Theory |
Ian Stewart |
The topology of knots in Non-Euclidean
spaces. |
| Glass Klein Bottles |
Topology |
Ian Stewart |
The topology of Klein Bottles. |
| The Topological
Dressmaker |
Topology |
Ian Stewart |
The topology of dress making. |
| Finding the energy to solve a knotty
problem |
Knot Theory |
Ian Stewart |
For at least a century, mathematicians have tried
to find effective ways to distinguish between different knots.One method
is based on physical considerations about the energy of knots. |
| A Bundling Fool beats the
wrap |
Minimal Surfaces |
Ian Stewart |
How to bundle,not bungle,tennis ball wrapping. |
| Arithmetic and Old Lace |
Knot Theory |
Ian Stewart |
How to tie your shoelaces properly. |
| The Power of One |
Number Theory |
Robert Matthews |
Everyday numbers obey a law so unexpected it is
hard to believe it's true. Armed with this knowledge, it's easy to catch
those who have been faking research results or cooking the books. |
| Dice and Determinism |
Probability |
Ian Stewart |
The maths of probability from "Does God Play Dice?".
|
| What is Randomness? |
Probability |
Ian Stewart |
The maths of randomness and chaos from "Does God
Play Dice?". |
| Comeback for Mental
Arithmetic |
Education |
Benedict Brogan |
All pupils will get new maths tests at 11 and 14.
|
| Weighty Problem |
Education |
|
The Imperial versus Metric debate. |
| New Maths |
Fractals |
Jeffrey Johnson |
Mathematicians helped to establish computer science,
but it is now bringing revolution to their own subject. |
| The Reality of Risk |
Risk Analysis |
Transcript |
The social misunderstanding and misjudgement of
risk leads to bad decision making. |
| ENM 3 |
Mathematical
Philosophy |
Roger Penrose |
The Platonic reality of mathematics. |
| ENM 10 |
Geometry |
Roger Penrose |
Penrose Tilings and Quasi Crystals. |
| Tourist 2 |
Primes |
Ivars Peterson |
Prime Pursuits.Prime numbers used in cryptography.
|
| Tourist 4 |
Topology |
Ivars Peterson |
Shadows from Higher Dimensions. |
| Tourist 7 |
Geometry |
Ivars Peterson |
The Fivefold Way. |
| On Taking Another
Look |
Perception |
Nicholas Humphrey |
Optical Illusion. |
| Symmetry:The Thread of
Reality |
Cosmology |
Ian Stewart |
How symmetry and symmetry breaking creates the natural
world. |
| Puzzling Passions |
Enigmas |
William Greaves |
Marcel Berlins investigates puzzles,something he
apparently knows nothing about. |
| Euclid's 5th |
Geometry |
Isaac Asimov |
Asimov explains why Euclid's 5th is not as simple
as it seems at first sight. |
| Odds and Evens |
Chirality |
Isaac Asimov |
Asimov considers polarity. |
| The Left Hand of the
Electron |
Chirality |
Isaac Asimov |
Asimov explains CPT and opposites. |
| Unity within
Diversity |
Mathematical
Philosophy |
Davis and Hersh |
Euler's formula. |
| The Prime Number
Theorem |
Mathematics |
Davis and Hersh |
The Prime Number Theorem. |
| 4D Intuition |
Mathematics |
Davis and Hersh |
A look at the hypercube. |
| Comparative Aesthetics |
Mathematics |
Davis and Hersh |
Aesthetics within mathematics. |
| Station X |
Ciphering |
Geoff Ellis |
The work at Bletchley Park on ENIGMA. |
| Maths Fun |
Maths Education |
John Rees |
The curriculum and finding fun in maths. |
| Your Secret's Safe |
Cryptography |
Michael Brooks |
The airwaves create an unbreakable code. |
| Skills we can count on |
Maths Education |
Andy Coghlan |
University students have problems with
geometry. |
| Numbers with Altitude |
Review |
Robert Matthews |
John Casti's "Mathematical Mountaintops"
reviewed. |
| Fibonacci Forgeries |
Maths |
Ian Stewart |
Number sequences,what number comes next? |
| Relative Failure |
Maths |
Robert Matthews |
Einstein's fudge factor. |
| 6 Degrees of Separation |
Maths |
Robert Matthews |
The Small World Effect. |
| Proof and Beauty |
Maths |
Ian Stewart |
Is the elegant proof a lost art? |
| Gambling-A Global Fascination
|
Maths |
Awake! |
For once I agree with Jehovah's Witnesses - Gambling
is a problem. |
| On a Roll |
Maths |
Dana McKenzie |
Understand randomness and you could win a Nobel
Prize. |
| Numbered among the great
|
Maths |
Hildi Hawkins |
Number lies behind scientific theory, ideas of artistic
proportion and rules of musical harmony.How artists and scientists have seen
meaning in number, and how patterns of numbers have guided them in their
creative work. |
| The sum of human knowledge
|
Numerology |
Hildi Hawkins |
The ancient art of interpreting numbers answers
to a deep-seated human need to find meaning in even the most commonplace
things and events. |
| The thought that counts
|
Numerology |
Hildi Hawkins |
Ancient philosophers were enthralled by the mathematical
relationships they found in nature, and believed that numbers underlay every
aspect of reality.Certain numbers then acquired their own symbolic
'personality'. |
| Taming the Fourth
Dimension |
Dimensions |
Bruce Schecter |
Almost 100 years ago Henri Poincaré encapsulated
the way we think about space in a famous mathematical conjecture, but proving
it has beaten the best minds. Until now. |
| The cattle of the sun |
Maths |
Ian Stewart |
Some problems are too big to solve by trial and
error. |
| Packing them in |
Maths |
Simon Singh |
With the most notorious problem in mathematics
now solved, an even older puzzle is drawing the crowds. |
| Time in his Hands |
Horology |
Radio Times |
The story of John Harrison. |
| Longitude |
Horology |
Dava Sobel |
The true story of a lone genius who solved the
greatest scientific problem of his time. |