Girls Who Fell in Love with Math

The Spell of the Poincare Conjecture

2008

The Joy of Chance

How can you maximize your chances of living until you’re 100? Why do many of us experience spooky coincidences? Should I take an umbrella? Professor D

2012

Counting from Infinity: Yitang Zhang and the Twin Prime Conjecture

In April 2013, a lecturer at the University of New Hampshire submitted a paper to the Annals of Mathematics. Within weeks word spread: a little-known

2015

Beautiful Young Minds

This BAFTA nominated documentary tells the story of some of the brightest mathematical brains of a generation. Each year, exceptionally gifted teenage

2007

The Story of 1

A humor-inflected history of the of the number one, covering military applications in ancient Rome, the measurement of distances in India, and the dec

2005

Clouds Are Not Spheres

Until recently geometry was 'cold', incapable of describing the irregular shape of a cloud, the slope of a mountain or the beauty of the human body. W

2010

Comment j'ai détesté les maths

What is striking when you talk with mathematicians is that sparkle in their eyes, and their sudden joyful voice trying to share with you a concept, a

2013

The Joy of Data

A witty and mind-expanding exploration of data, with mathematician Dr Hannah Fry. This high-tech romp reveals what data is and how it is captured, sto

2016

Metamorphose: M.C. Escher, 1898-1972

A documentary about the life and works of the artist M. C. Escher. Maurits Cornelis Escher (1898-1972) usually referred to as M. C. Escher, was a Dutc

1999

Dimensions

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

Theory of Sets

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

1991

Four-Point Conics

An experimental mathematics film designed to elucidate the study of four-line conics.

1961

Pythéas, l'astronome voyageur

2013

A Brilliant Madness

The life of the Nobel Prize-winning mathematician and schizophrenic John Nash — the inspiration for the feature film A Beautiful Mind — is a powerful

2002

The Standard Deviants: The Pumped-Up World of Pre-Algebra, Part 1

With all those X's and Y's, pre-algebra can be very intimidating. But with the right preparation, pre-algebra is as easy as 1-2-3! Building on your kn

2002

Albert Einstein: l'homme et le génie

2015

The Standard Deviants: The Adventurous World of College Algebra, Part 1

Required study by high schools and colleges, algebra has been a notorious stumbling block for students. Without a solid foundation in algebra, however

1996

The Standard Deviants: The Many-Sided World of Geometry, Part 2

Geometry Part 2 goes into detail on perimeter, circumference and area for 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional figures. This DVD is also helpful for studen

2000

Standard Deviants School: Trigonometry, Module 1 - The Basics

The Standard Deviants serve-up all sorts of useful trig vocabulary. Get your fill of degree and radian measurements, and a sampler platter of right tr

2008

The Standard Deviants: The Twisted World of Trigonometry, Part 1

This edition of Trigonometry includes such topics as radians, the special angles, right triangles, the Pythagorean Theorem, sine, cosine, tangent, law

2007