| Description |
1 online resource (24 video files (approximately 720 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Great courses. Science & mathematics |
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Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics.
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| Contents |
Episode 1 Everything in This Lecture Is False Episode 2 Elementary Math Isn't Elementary Episode 3 Probability Paradoxes Episode 4 Strangeness in Statistics Episode 5 Zeno's Paradoxes of Motion Episode 6 Infinity Is Not a Number Episode 7 More Than One Infinity Episode 8 Cantor's Infinity of Infinities Episode 9 Impossible Sets Episode 10 Gödel Proves the Unprovable Episode 11 Voting Paradoxes Episode 12 Why No Distribution Is Fully Fair Episode 13 Games with Strange Loops Episode 14 Losing to Win, Strategizing to Survive Episode 15 Enigmas of Everyday Objects Episode 16 Surprises of the Small and Speedy Episode 17 Bending Space and Time Episode 18 Filling the Gap between Dimensions Episode 19 Crazy Kinds of Connectedness Episode 20 Twisted Topological Universes Episode 21 More with Less, Something for Nothing Episode 22 When Measurement Is Impossible Episode 23 Banach-Tarski's 1 = 1 + 1 Episode 24 The Paradox of Paradoxes. |
| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Performer |
Lecturer: David Kung. |
| Summary |
Discover the timeless riddles and paradoxes that have confounded the greatest philosophical, mathematical, and scientific minds in history. Stretching your mind to try to solve a puzzle, even when the answer eludes you, can help sharpen your mind and focus - and it's an intellectual thrill! |
| Audience |
Rated TVPG. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Mathematics.
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Mathematics -- History.
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Paradoxes.
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Riddles.
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Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
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Infinite.
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| Added Author |
hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT11930959 |
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