Escolhas de Carlos Fiolhais
Universidade de Coimbra
Escolhas de livros dobre ciência feitas por Carlos Fiolhais com o objectivo de disseminação do interesse e gosto pela ciência.
Monthly Archive: Abril 2011
Eureka – Boas Ideias em Ciência
Universidade de Coimbra
Eureka: o canal da UCV sobre a ciência feita na Universidade de Coimbra.
M. C. Escher – Metamorphose
This documentary is about the world famous graphic artist M. C. Escher (1898-1972)
Matemáticos na Universidade de Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra
A Universidade de Coimbra formou e teve como docentes um número significativo de Matemáticos que ficaram na história pelo contributo que deram para o desenvolvimento desta área do saber. A presente colecção olhará para a vida de alguns destes nomes, e para o modo como projectaram o nome da Universidade e da investigação nacional além fronteiras.
A Arte de Resolver Problemas
Universidade de Coimbra
Professores do Departamento de Matemática da Universidade de Coimbra colocam problemas que estimulam o raciocínio
Nature by Numbers
Cristóbal Vila
“El arte y la arquitectura han hecho uso desde antiguo de muchas propiedades de la geometría y las matemáticas: basta con observar la refinada aplicaciónn de las proporciones que llevaban a cabo los arquitectos del Antiguo Egipto, Grecia y Roma o los artistas del Renacimiento, como Miguel Angel, Da Vinci …
Uma Breve História da Matemática
BBC Radio 4 Podcast
Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science. Ten fifteen minute podcasts that reveal the personalities behind the calculations from Newton to the present day. How do these masters of abstraction find a role in the real world?
Marcus du Sautoy: Finding Moonshine
A mathematician's journey through symmetry
Marcus du Sautoy visits Google’s Brussels office to discuss “Finding Moonshine“.
“Finding Moonshine: a mathematician’s journey through symmetry” is published in the UK by Fourth Estate on the 4th of February 2007. It will also be published in the US by HarperCollins on the 5th of …
Marcus du Sautoy: Simetria, enigma da realidade
TED Ideas worth spreading
O mundo gira em torno de simetria – desde o spin de partículas subatómicas até a beleza estonteante de um arabesco. Mas há nisso mais do que o olho pode ver.
Aqui, o matemático de Oxford, Marcus du Sautoy, oferece um vislumbre dos números invisíveis que une todos os …
The Beauty of Diagrams
Series in which mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the world’s most familiar and influential scientific diagrams
Series in which mathematician Marcus du Sautoy explores the stories behind some of the world’s most familiar and influential scientific diagrams.
Alan and Marcus Go Forth and Multiply
Ever since he was at school, actor and comedian Alan Davies has hated maths
Alan Davies
Ever since he was at school, actor and comedian Alan Davies has hated maths. And like many people, he is not much good at it either. But Alan has always had a sneaking suspicion that he was missing out.
So, with the help of top mathematician Professor Marcus …
How Long is a Piece of String?
Alan Davies attempts to answer the proverbial question: how long is a piece of string?
Alan Davies
Alan Davies attempts to answer the proverbial question: how long is a piece of string? But what appears to be a simple task soon turns into a mind-bending voyage of discovery where nothing is as it seems.
An encounter with leading mathematician Marcus du Sautoy reveals that Alan’s …
