By the Scientific Revolution, great strides had been made in understanding the geometry of objects fixed in time and space; the race was now on to discover the mathematics of objects in motion. In this program, Professor Marcus du Sautoy investigates mathematical progress during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries in Europe. Topics include the linking of algebra and geometry by René Descartes; the properties of prime numbers, discovered by Pierre Fermat; Isaac Newton’s development of calculus; Leonhard Euler’s development of topology; the modular arithmetic of Carl Friedrich Gauss; and the insights of Bernhard Riemann into the properties of objects.

Films Media Group

Mathematics -- History, Mathematicians -- Biography, Mathematics, Europe -- History -- Study and teaching

The Story of Math

Berry, David (director), Du Sautoy, Marcus (writer), Berry, David (producer), Du Sautoy, Marcus (narrator), Staveacre, Dominic (editor), Evans, Justin (videographer), Duke, Kim (producer), Okuefuna, David (executive producer), Open University (producer), British Broadcasting Corporation (producer)

00:58:46 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college

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2008-01-01

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