{"id":135,"date":"2008-04-17T19:06:59","date_gmt":"2008-04-18T03:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jokeofalltrades.com\/?p=135"},"modified":"2008-04-18T05:51:37","modified_gmt":"2008-04-18T13:51:37","slug":"math-vids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhoke.name\/oldblog\/2008\/04\/17\/math-vids\/","title":{"rendered":"Math Vids"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nNothing says “fun and exciting” to me quite like videos about math and mathematicians. And lately, I’ve been experiencing a lot of fun and excitement watching the two videos linked below. Both are chopped into several pieces, all of which are linked below. The first is a fantastic lecture on “The Importance of Mathematics” by Timothy Gowers<\/a>, a professor of mathematics at Cambridge University. In this lecture, he gives some surprisingly simple but elegant illustrations for non-mathematicians of the beauty and aesthetic charm of some good mathematics. It is a rather rewarding lecture, and is currently available on YouTube in eight (8) parts:\n<\/p>\n

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  1. Timothy Gowers, “The Importance of Mathematics”, Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. Timothy Gowers, “The Importance of Mathematics”, Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Timothy Gowers, “The Importance of Mathematics”, Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Timothy Gowers, “The Importance of Mathematics”, Part 4<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Timothy Gowers, “The Importance of Mathematics”, Part 5<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Timothy Gowers, “The Importance of Mathematics”, Part 6<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Timothy Gowers, “The Importance of Mathematics”, Part 7<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Timothy Gowers, “The Importance of Mathematics”, Part 8<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    \nThe second video I recently watched and enjoyed is a short documentary about Andrew Wiles<\/a>’ proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem<\/a>. Watch the introduction, see Professor Wiles almost break down in describing his discovery, and be hooked. This video is also available on YouTube in five parts:\n<\/p>\n

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    1. UKTV Documentary, “Fermat’s Last Theorem”, Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n
    2. UKTV Documentary, “Fermat’s Last Theorem”, Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n
    3. UKTV Documentary, “Fermat’s Last Theorem”, Part 3<\/a><\/li>\n
    4. UKTV Documentary, “Fermat’s Last Theorem”, Part 4<\/a><\/li>\n
    5. UKTV Documentary, “Fermat’s Last Theorem”, Part 5<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \nNP: Modest Mouse, Neverending Math Equations<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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