Exploring mathematics: maths in nature and art - for iPad/Mac/PC

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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…

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  • Jul 14, 2009 LATEST EPISODE
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  • 28 EPISODES


Latest episodes from Exploring mathematics: maths in nature and art - for iPad/Mac/PC

Maths in Nature and Art

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 0:49


A short introduction to the content of this album.

Transcript -- Maths in Nature and Art

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- A short introduction to the content of this album.

Spirals in nature

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 1:27


An introduction to a primitive mollusc, a triumph of natural engineering.

Transcript -- Spirals in nature

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- An introduction to a primitive mollusc, a triumph of natural engineering.

How to create a spiral

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 5:29


Ways of creating a mathematical spiral.

Transcript -- How to create a spiral

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- Ways of creating a mathematical spiral.

Manufacturing patterns

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 6:48


Transcript -- Manufacturing patterns

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Transcript -- Using computers to design carpets.

How a sundial works

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 1:52


Using the shadow’s path to register the passing of time.

Transcript -- How a sundial works

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- Using the shadow’s path to register the passing of time.

Visualising a conic

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 3:06


The mathematics behind the curves created with a torch beam

Transcript -- Visualising a conic

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- The mathematics behind the curves created with a torch beam

Slicing cones

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 4:08


Algebraic systems to represent slices of cones.

Transcript -- Slicing cones

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- Algebraic systems to represent slices of cones.

Where art meets maths

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 11:44


How repeating motifs in fabric designs are made up of four isometric transformations.

Transcript -- Where art meets maths

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Transcript -- How repeating motifs in fabric designs are made up of four isometric transformations.

The last universalist

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 3:18


An introduction to Henri Poincare and his efforts to prove the mathematical stability of the solar system.

Transcript -- The last universalist

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- An introduction to Henri Poincare and his efforts to prove the mathematical stability of the solar system.

A chaotic universe

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 3:54


A mistake in calculations leads to a revolutionary discovery.

Transcript -- A chaotic universe

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- A mistake in calculations leads to a revolutionary discovery.

The power of computers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 1:48


The benefit of using a computer for iteration calculations.

Transcript -- The power of computers

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- The benefit of using a computer for iteration calculations.

The lure of fractal images

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 2:38


Mathematicians have been fascinated with creating fractal patterns on a computer.

Transcript -- The lure of fractal images

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- Mathematicians have been fascinated with creating fractal patterns on a computer.

Natural mathematics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 3:21


How close examination of a fern reveals the geometry of fractals.

Transcript -- Natural mathematics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- How close examination of a fern reveals the geometry of fractals.

The practical application of fractals

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009 8:17


Transcript -- The practical application of fractals

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2009


Transcript -- Exploiting fractals for commercial purposes.

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