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A Álgebra é generosa; ela frequentemente dá mais do que aquilo que lhe é pedido. (D'Alembert)

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Vídeo / Matemática / Ciência e Tecnologia

Voyages au pays des maths

En dix épisodes, cette websérie propose à tous les curieux une visite inédite au pays des maths

C’est un pays exotique et déroutant. On y parle une langue bizarre, pleine d’homéomorphismes, de variétés différentielles, de nombres transfinis…

Mais on y rencontre aussi des paysages épiques, des idées vertigineuses et même parfois, des choses utiles! En dix épisodes, cette websérie propose à tous les curieux une visite inédite au pays des maths. Avec un guide, bien sûr!

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Matemática / Ciência e Tecnologia / Vídeo

Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz – In search of a universal formula

The documentary portrays the genius Leibniz in his time and repeatedly transports him to the present

November 2016 marked the 300th anniversary of the death of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. He was a philosopher, mathematician, historian, diplomat, lawyer and much more besides. Leibniz ranks as the last universal genius. His discoveries and revolutionization of the number system first made computers, the Internet and social networks at all possible.

A major part of his heritage may be found in Hanover, where Leibniz worked for 40 years as a librarian and counsellor at the court of the duke. … Ler mais

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Matemática / Vídeo

Topics in the History of Mathematics

BBC Open University Productions
  1. The Emergence of Greek Mathematics
  2. The Vernacular Tradition
  3. Marin Mersenne: The Birth of Modern Geometry
  4. The Founding of the Royal Society
  5. The Birth of Calculus
  6. Non-Euclidean Geometry
  7. Paris and the New Mathematics
  8. The Liberation of Álgebra

The Emergence of Greek Mathematics

Euclid’s ‘Elements’ is one of the world’s most reprinted books. How did it come about and why does it remain a classic textbook? Examines the 13 books in detail starting with the idea of proof.

The

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Webcast & iTunes U / Matemática

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