Mathematics Movies

  • 1991
    Theory of Sets

    Theory of Sets

    Theory of Sets

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    Made entirely on Roger Wagner's HyperStudio software, Chris Marker explores set theory, using Noah's Ark as an example.

    Theory of Sets
  • 2012
    Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

    Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

    Tails You Win: The Science of Chance

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    Professor David Spiegelhalter tries to pin down what chance truly is and how it works in the real world. With his unique storytelling method, he appli...

    Tails You Win: The Science of Chance
  • 2012
    Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

    Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

    Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers

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    When Max the Magician (guest star Will Arnett) comes to Sesame Street, Elmo and his friends are excited for a fun magic show! Max makes a scarf appear...

    Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
  • 2000
    How Much is a Million?

    How Much is a Million?

    How Much is a Million?

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    With the help of Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician, the concepts of a million, a billion and a trillion are not so quite so intimidating.

    How Much is a Million?
  • 2002
    If You Made a Million

    If You Made a Million

    If You Made a Million

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    Have you ever wanted to make a million dollars? Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is ready, willing, and able to explain the nuts and bolts --...

    If You Made a Million
  • 1961
    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers

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    2ⁿ is a story about the exponential growth of numbers raised to powers. Part of the Mathematica Peep Shows, one of five films made to accompany the Ma...

    2ⁿ: A Story of the Power of Numbers
  • 1995
    The Shape of Space

    The Shape of Space

    The Shape of Space

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    During the 1995 Summer Institute at The Geometry Center, a team of undergraduates, middle and high school mathematics teachers and Center staff develo...

    The Shape of Space
  • 2025
    Dimensions

    Dimensions

    Dimensions

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    Nine chapters, two hours of maths, that take you gradually up to the fourth dimension. Mathematical vertigo guaranteed!

    Dimensions
  • 1961
    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem

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    Short animated film commissioned by IBM - to illustrate Camille Jordan's concept of topology - the fact that a simple closed curve divides a plane int...

    Topology: Jordan's Curve Theorem
  • 2008
    Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem

    Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem

    Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem

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    Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem features a heroine driven by the quest to solve one of the central problems of modern mathematics. She rise...

    Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem
  • 1987
    Curriculum vitae

    Curriculum vitae

    Curriculum vitae

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    An artistic animated short showing the life in secondary school.

    Curriculum vitae
  • 2008
    The Spell of the Poincare Conjecture

    The Spell of the Poincare Conjecture

    The Spell of the Poincare Conjecture

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    The Spell of the Poincare Conjecture
  • 2020
    The Wesley Verbank Octagon

    The Wesley Verbank Octagon

    The Wesley Verbank Octagon

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    A girl goes on the computer to download a shape

    The Wesley Verbank Octagon
  • 2015
    NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

    NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

    NOVA: The Great Math Mystery

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    NOVA leads viewers on a mathematical mystery tour -- a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries. We discover math's si...

    NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
  • 1973
    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization

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    Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...

    Exponents: A Study in Generalization
  • 2017
    Meet the Math Facts - Multiplication & Division Level 2

    Meet the Math Facts - Multiplication & Division Level 2

    Meet the Math Facts - Multiplication & Division Level 2

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    Meet the Math Facts Multiplication & Division Level 2 makes multiplication and division fun and easy! You will learn basic multiplication and division...

    Meet the Math Facts - Multiplication & Division Level 2
  • 1969
    Topology

    Topology

    Topology

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    One of a humorous series of films devised to explain in graphic terms the concepts of basic mathematical functions.

    Topology
  • 1989
    The Beauty and Complexity of the Mandelbrot Set

    The Beauty and Complexity of the Mandelbrot Set

    The Beauty and Complexity of the Mandelbrot Set

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    A video by doctor John Hubbard discussing the origin, characteristics, and applications of the Mandelbrot set and other iterative sets.

    The Beauty and Complexity of the Mandelbrot Set
  • 1983
    The Occult Philosophy

    The Occult Philosophy

    The Occult Philosophy

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    An attempt to visualize a secret knowledge about the nature of man —a philo-clip—, through the use of structures of dissociated geometry and laser bea...

    The Occult Philosophy
  • 2018
    Meet the Math Drills - Addition

    Meet the Math Drills - Addition

    Meet the Math Drills - Addition

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    Meet the Math Facts videos made learning math facts fun and easy. Now it is time to practice what you have learned. Meet the Math Drills Addition prov...

    Meet the Math Drills - Addition