Mathematics Movies
- 2018
The Joy of Winning
The Joy of Winning7.82018HD
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...
- 2015
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery
NOVA: The Great Math Mystery7.82015HD
NOVA leads viewers on a mathematical mystery tour -- a provocative exploration of math's astonishing power across the centuries. We discover math's si...
- 2013
The Joy of Logic
The Joy of Logic72013HD
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...
- 2012
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers
Sesame Street: Elmo's Magic Numbers02012HD
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...
- 2002
If You Made a Million
If You Made a Million02002HD
Have you ever wanted to make a million dollars? Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician is ready, willing, and able to explain the nuts and bolts --...
- 2008
The Spell of the Poincare Conjecture
The Spell of the Poincare Conjecture02008HD
- 1973
Exponents: A Study in Generalization
Exponents: A Study in Generalization01973HD
Created as a demonstration of multi-disciplinary thinking, this film was produced in association with UCLA Mathematics professor, Ray Redheffer. With...
- 1961
Four-Point Conics
Four-Point Conics51961HD
An experimental mathematics film designed to elucidate the study of four-line conics.
- 1989
The Beauty and Complexity of the Mandelbrot Set
The Beauty and Complexity of the Mandelbrot Set01989HD
A video by doctor John Hubbard discussing the origin, characteristics, and applications of the Mandelbrot set and other iterative sets.
- 2019
Great Pyramid K 2019
Great Pyramid K 201982019HD
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...
- 1994
Outside In
Outside In81994HD
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...
- 1987
Letters from an Indian Clerk
Letters from an Indian Clerk01987HD
The story of how, in 1914, the self-taught Indian mathematical genius SRINIVASA RAMANUJAN came to England and Trinity College, Cambridge, to work with...
- 1991
Theory of Sets
Theory of Sets5.81991HD
Made entirely on Roger Wagner's HyperStudio software, Chris Marker explores set theory, using Noah's Ark as an example.
- 1961
Symmetry
Symmetry7.51961HD
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...
- 2000
How Much is a Million?
How Much is a Million?02000HD
With the help of Marvelosissimo the Mathematical Magician, the concepts of a million, a billion and a trillion are not so quite so intimidating.
- 1995
The Shape of Space
The Shape of Space01995HD
During the 1995 Summer Institute at The Geometry Center, a team of undergraduates, middle and high school mathematics teachers and Center staff develo...
- 2025
Dimensions
Dimensions02025HD
Nine chapters, two hours of maths, that take you gradually up to the fourth dimension. Mathematical vertigo guaranteed!
- 1983
The Occult Philosophy
The Occult Philosophy11983HD
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...
- 2008
Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem
Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem02008HD
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...
- 1969
Topology
Topology01969HD
One of a humorous series of films devised to explain in graphic terms the concepts of basic mathematical functions.