Distance, Midpoints, and Folding Ties
(2017, original release: 2014)
Nonfiction
eCourse
Details
PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2014
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2017
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2017
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (29 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
1338399
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
Learn how watching a fly on his ceiling inspired the mathematician Rene Descartes to link geometry and algebra. Find out how this powerful connection allows us to use algebra to calculate distances, midpoints, and more
In Process Record
Film
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2014
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English