Exploring mathematics: maths in nature and art - for iPod/iPhone

Exploring mathematics: maths in nature and art - for iPod/iP...

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What does mathematics have to do with nature or art? The video tracks in this album trace the origin of the mathematics of chaos and describe how the chance discovery of fractals became the basis for some real - and revolutionary - commercial applications such as the fax and the modem. A closer look at ancient fabric designs and the spiral of a nautilus shell also reveals repeating patterns that can be analysed in a mathematical way. This materia...Read More
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Maths in Nature and Art

15 Jul 2009 | 49 secs

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Spirals in nature

15 Jul 2009 | 01 min 27 secs

Spirals in nature

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How to create a spiral

15 Jul 2009 | 05 mins 29 secs

How to create a spir...

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Manufacturing patterns

15 Jul 2009 | 06 mins 48 secs

Manufacturing patter...

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How a sundial works

15 Jul 2009 | 01 min 52 secs

How a sundial works

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Visualising a conic

15 Jul 2009 | 03 mins 06 secs

Visualising a conic

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Slicing cones

15 Jul 2009 | 04 mins 08 secs

Slicing cones

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Where art meets maths

15 Jul 2009 | 11 mins 44 secs

Where art meets math...

15 Jul 2009 | 11 mins 44 secs