The joy of mathematics

Title:

Author:

Benjamin, Arthur.

ISBN:

9781598033106

Personal Author:

Benjamin, Arthur.

Publication Information:

Chantilly, VA : Teaching Company, [2007]

Physical Description:

4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iv, 183 pages ; 19 cm)

Series:

Great courses, Science & mathematics

Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.

General Note:

DVD.

Course guidebook includes professor biography, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes, glossary, and bibliography.

Contents:

Disc 1: Part 1. Lecture 1. The joy of math: The big picture ; Lecture 2. The joy of numbers ; Lecture 3. The joy of primes ; Lecture 4. The joy of counting ; Lecture 5. The joy of Fibonacci numbers ; Lecture 6. The joy of algebra.

Disc 2: Part 1. Lecture 7. The joy of higher algebra ; Lecture 8. The joy of algebra made visual ; Lecture 9. The joy of 9 ; Lecture 10. The joy of proofs ; Lecture 11. The joy of geometry ; Lecture 12. The joy of pi.

Disc 3: Part 2. Lecture 13. The joy of trigonometry ; Lecture 14. The joy of the imaginary number i ; Lecture 15. The joy of the number e ; Lecture 16. The joy of infinity ; Lecture 17. The joy of infinite series ; Lecture 18. The joy of differential calculus.

Disc 4: Part 2. Lecture 19. The joy of approximating with calculus ; Lecture 20. The joy of integral calculus ; Lecture 21. The joy of Pascal's triangle ; Lecture 22. The joy of probability ; Lecture 23. The joy of mathematical games ; Lecture 24. The joy of mathematical magic.

Abstract:

Ready to exercise those brain cells? Professor Arthur T. Benjamin is renowned for his feats of mental calculation performed before audiences at schools, theaters, museums, conferences, and in this series, he shows that there are simple tricks that allow anyone to look like a math magician. Throughout these lectures, he shows how everything in mathematics is connected--how the beautiful and often imposing edifice that has given us algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, probability, and so much else is based on nothing more than fooling around with numbers.

Subject Term:

Differential calculus.

Genre:

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Added Corporate Author:

Teaching Company.

Performer/Artist:

Producers, Jaimee Aigret, Zachary H. Rhoades ; academic content supervisors, Jay Tate, Joan Burton ; directors, Jon Leven, Jim Allen ; camera operators, Jim Allen, Alexis Doty, Jared Bourgeois, Jack Dierken.

Twenty-four lectures of thirty minutes each by Arthur T. Benjamin, Professor of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College.

Document ID:

SD_ILS:1954905

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Summary

Ready to exercise those brain cells? Humans have been having fun and games with mathematics for thousands of years. Along the way, they've discovered the amazing utility of this field in science, engineering, finance, games of chance, and many other aspects of life.

Summary

Humans have been having fun and games with mathematics for thousands of years. Along the way, they've discovered the amazing utility of this field, in science, engineering, finance, games of chance, and many other aspects of life. This course of 24 half-hour lectures celebrates the sheer joy of math, taught by a mathematician who is literally a magician with numbers.

Reviews (1)

Library Journal Review

In a generally well-structured and carefully thought-out series of 24 half-hour lectures, professor Arthur T. Benjamin (Harvey Mudd Coll., CA) tries to demonstrate why mathematics can be interesting and enjoyable. He is enthusiastic and effective, and the graphics are helpful. Unfortunately, the time available is insufficient to do more than skim the surface of algebra, number theory, calculus, and assorted other topics. As such, the course would not serve the needs of someone encountering these ideas for the first time or someone who might be trying to prepare for a GED or other mathematics proficiency exam. However, if you completed high school and early college courses and remember them as being boring and painful and would like to see the fun parts, this may be the program for you. Additionally, the video is flawed by a number of minor but disconcerting errors of a largely arithmetic nature that should have been caught and corrected. Recommended for large public libraries.--Harold D. Shane, emeritus, Mathematics, Baruch Coll., CUNY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.