| 1 | Maths in Nature and Art 2009-07-15 |
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| 2 | Spirals in nature 2009-07-15 |
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| 3 | How to create a spiral 2009-07-15 |
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| 4 | Manufacturing patterns 2009-07-15 |
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| 5 | How a sundial works 2009-07-15 |
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| 6 | Visualising a conic 2009-07-15 |
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| 7 | Slicing cones 2009-07-15 |
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| 8 | Where art meets maths 2009-07-15 |
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| 9 | The last universalist 2009-07-15 |
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| 10 | A chaotic universe 2009-07-15 |
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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 at ancient fabric designs and the spiral of a nautilus shell also reveals repeating patterns that can be analysed in a mathematical way. This material forms part of The Open University course MS221 Exploring mathematics.
