Summary: Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory explains how to use an algorithm to meet and make friends. Author: Chuck Lorre, Bill Prady Publication Year: 2008 Electronic Access: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0xgjUhEG3U Type of document: TV-series
Summary: A clip from the movie about the late John Nash. Author: Ron Howard Publication Year: 2002 Electronic Access: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OIUa-mxIhM Type of document: Film
Summary: An educational asset where examples from the Simpsons are used. Author: Dr. Sarah J. Greenwald, Appalachian State University, and Dr. Andrew Nestler, Santa Monica College. Publication Year: 2001 Electronic Access: https://cs.appstate.edu/~sjg/simpsonsmath/ Type of document: Educational asset
Summary: Exponential growth is illustrated by a boy who does good deeds and where these deeds are paid for by means of doing good deeds to others. Author: Catherine Ryan Hyde Publication Year: 2000 Electronic Access: https://themathlab.com/Algebra/exponential%20growth%20and%20decay/payit.htm Type of document: Film
Summary: Over 150 colorful and recognizable works testify to Escher’s ingenuity and vision. He managed to capture the notion of hyperbolic space on a fixed 2-dimensional plane as well as translating the principles of regular division onto a number of 3-dimensional objects. Author: BREEZEWOOD DOCUMENTARIES [Directed and Edited by Shawn Taylor] Publication Year: 2009 Electronic…
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Summary: Fractals are complex, never-ending patterns created by repeating mathematical equations. Yuliya, an undergrad in Math at MIT, delves into their mysterious properties and how they can be found in technology and nature. Author: MITK12Videos Publication Year: 2015 Electronic Access: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFtTdf3I6Ug Type of document: Educational video
Summary: An ant crawls along a stretching rubber band. Will it ever make it to the end? The answer lies with the famous Harmonic Series. Author: Tipping Point Math [by Marc Chamberland] Publication Year: 2018 Electronic Access: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dgcoa2yAUfw Type of document: Educational video
Summary: The connection between the Golden Ratio and works of art and architecture has been questioned in the last few decades, but there is no question that the Golden Ratio has fascinating ties to the Fibonacci numbers, two- and three-dimensional geometry, and more. Author: Tipping Point Math [by Marc Chamberland] Publication Year: 2017 Electronic Access:…
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Summary: The Western world is built on the wisdom and traditions of the ancient Greeks, who uncovered the fundamental principles that established the basics of modern technology. Explore their contributions to geometry, astronomy, and physics and take a close-up look at how they applied their knowledge. Author: Published by Discovery Channel. Publication Year: 2008 Electronic…
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Summary: How is that Beethoven wrote many of his most beloved songs while going deaf? The answer lies in the math behind his music. Natalya St. Clair employs the “Moonlight Sonata” to illustrate the way Beethoven was able to convey emotion and creativity using the certainty of mathematics. Author: TEDEd LESSONS WORTH SHARING [Educator: Natalya…
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