Mathematics Movies

  • 2018
    The Joy of Winning

    The Joy of Winning

    The Joy of Winning

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    How to have a happier life and a better world all thanks to maths, in this witty, mind-expanding guide to the science of success with Hannah Fry. Fol...

    The Joy of Winning
  • 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
  • 2013
    The Joy of Logic

    The Joy of Logic

    The Joy of Logic

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    A sharp, witty, mind-expanding and exuberant foray into the world of logic with Computer Scientist Dave Cliff. Following in the footsteps of the award...

    The Joy of Logic
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1961
    Four-Point Conics

    Four-Point Conics

    Four-Point Conics

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

    Four-Point Conics
  • 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
  • 2019
    Great Pyramid K 2019

    Great Pyramid K 2019

    Great Pyramid K 2019

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    Today we cut the granite with diamond-cut blade as is one of the most difficult rocks to cut due to its hardness.How could the egyptians, if it was th...

    Great Pyramid K 2019
  • 1994
    Outside In

    Outside In

    Outside In

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    The computer animation Outside In explains the amazing discovery, made by Steve Smale in 1957, that a sphere can be turned inside out by means of smoo...

    Outside In
  • 1987
    Letters from an Indian Clerk

    Letters from an Indian Clerk

    Letters from an Indian Clerk

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    The story of how, in 1914, the self-taught Indian mathematical genius SRINIVASA RAMANUJAN came to England and Trinity College, Cambridge, to work with...

    Letters from an Indian Clerk
  • 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
  • 1961
    Symmetry

    Symmetry

    Symmetry

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    Symmetry is one of five shorts featured in the film "Mathematical Peep Shows." The collection was made by Charles and Ray Eames for the IBM Mathematic...

    Symmetry
  • 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?
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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