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8.º Ano: Proposta de Resolução do Teste Intermédio de Matemática

Matemática – 8.º Ano (Fevereiro de 2012)
Matemática – 8.º Ano (Maio de 2011)
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M. C. Escher – Metamorphose

This documentary is about the world famous graphic artist M. C. Escher (1898-1972)

This documentary is about the world famous graphic artist M. C. Escher (1898-1972).

The film follows the life of Maurits Cornelis Escher, who, isolated from each and everyone, did as he once said “what I could not stop doing”.

For almost thirty years he was working practically unnoticed.

Then he became famous.

Versão em língua inglesa

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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. Ler mais
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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 o Rafael.

Pero lo que para mi resulta más sorprendente es que muchas de esas propiedades y desarrollos matemáticos también pueden hallarse en la NATURALEZA. Existen infinidad de casos, pero … Ler mais

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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? Ler mais
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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 March with the title SYMMETRY.

This new book from the author of ‘The Music of the Primes’ combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the … Ler mais

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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 objetos simétricos.

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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. Ler mais
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Alan and Marcus Go Forth and Multiply

Ever since he was at school, actor and comedian Alan Davies has hated maths

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 du Sautoy, Alan is going to embark on a maths odyssey. Together they visit the fourth dimension, cross the universe and explore the concept of infinity. Along the way, Alan does … Ler mais

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How Long is a Piece of String?

Alan Davies attempts to answer the proverbial question: how long is a piece of string?

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 short length of string may in fact be infinitely long. When Alan attempts to measure his string at the atomic scale, events take an even stranger turn. Not only do objects appear … Ler mais