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The Man Who Loved Only Numbers – Paul Erdös

by Paul Hoffman
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers – Paul Erdös
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 6098 views
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An introduction to the life and style of the amazing Paul Erdös.  Paul Hoffman describes the life of Erdös in an intimate and entertaining glimpse into the global world of mathematics. Erdös was unusual not only intellectually but also in the way....

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00:09:00

Making Irrational Numbers Visible

by Keith Taylor
Making Irrational Numbers Visible
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1766 views
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A novel way of showing how root 2 can shown to be irrational, using a paper triangle.

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The Magical Story

by Keith Taylor
The Magical Story
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1820 views
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A story about a genie, a monkey, an ape and an infinite number of coconuts. Who gets the coconuts?

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All numbers are not equal

by Colin Byfleet
All numbers are not equal
for 14-19 and upwards,
Teaching modules | 14-19 and upwards | 16 years ago | 2621 views
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An introduction to the various types of numbers which are recognised as important.

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00:12:00

Fractions 2

by Colin Byfleet
Fractions 2
for 14-19 and upwards,
Teaching modules | 14-19 and upwards | 16 years ago | 2141 views
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An approach to adding and subtracting fractions, using an understanding of the processes involved.

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00:21:00

Fractions 1

by Colin Byfleet
Fractions 1
for 14-19 and upwards,
Teaching modules | 14-19 and upwards | 16 years ago | 2722 views
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How can we represent fractions in the simplest way?   Equivalence of decimal and common fractions.

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Logarithms

by Colin Byfleet
Logarithms
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 16 years ago | 2142 views
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'The amazing Mr Briggs' or 'Where do Logarithms come from?'

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