Ancient Greek geometers

Diocles (mathematician)

Diocles (Greek: Διοκλῆς; c. 240 BC – c. 180 BC) was a Greek mathematician and geometer. (Wikipedia).

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Who was Newton?

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From playlist Science Unplugged: Physics

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Classical curves | Differential Geometry 1 | NJ Wildberger

The first lecture of a beginner's course on Differential Geometry! Given by Prof N J Wildberger of the School of Mathematics and Statistics at UNSW. Differential geometry is the application of calculus and analytic geometry to the study of curves and surfaces, and has numerous applications

From playlist Differential Geometry

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Number theory and algebra in Asia (a) | Math History | NJ Wildberger

After the later Alexandrian mathematicians Ptolemy and Diophantus, Greek mathematics went into decline and the focus shifted eastward. This lecture discusses some aspects of Chinese, Indian and Arab mathematics, in particular the interest in number theory: Pell's equation, the Chinese rema

From playlist MathHistory: A course in the History of Mathematics

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Primes and Equations | Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor, Professor, School of Mathematics, Institute for Advanced Study http://www.ias.edu/people/faculty-and-emeriti/taylor One of the oldest subjects in mathematics is the study of Diophantine equations, i.e., the study of whole number (or fractional) solutions to polynomial equ

From playlist Mathematics

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Présentation de l'exposition "Emile Borel : un mathématicien au pluriel"

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From playlist Bibliothèque

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Number theory and algebra in Asia (b) | Math History | NJ Wildberger

After the later Alexandrian mathematicians Ptolemy and Diophantus, Greek mathematics went into decline and the focus shifted eastward. This lecture discusses some aspects of Chinese, Indian and Arab mathematics, in particular the interest in number theory (Pell's equation, the Chinese rema

From playlist MathHistory: A course in the History of Mathematics

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Yuri Matiyasevich - On Hilbert's 10th Problem [2000]

On Hilbert's 10th Problem - Part 1 of 4 Speaker: Yuri Matiyasevich Date: Wed, Mar 1, 2000 Location: PIMS, University of Calgary Abstract: A Diophantine equation is an equation of the form $ D(x_1,...,x_m) $ = 0, where D is a polynomial with integer coefficients. These equations were n

From playlist Number Theory

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Teach Astronomy - Hipparchus

http://www.teachastronomy.com/ Hipparchus was a major astronomer of the second century BC. He had an observatory on the island of Rhodes. From him we have the first use of celestial coordinates and the first star catalog. He also invented the magnitude system for measuring the relative

From playlist 03. Concepts and History of Astronomy and Physics

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Greek Mathematics: Pythagoras and His Followers

Welcome to the History of Greek Mathematics mini-series! This series is a short introduction to Math History as a subject and the some of the important theorems created in ancient Greece. You are watching the second video in the series. If this series interested you check out our blog for

From playlist The History of Greek Mathematics: Math History

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Ptolemy's theorem and generalizations | Rational Geometry Math Foundations 131 | NJ Wildberger

The other famous classical theorem about cyclic quadrilaterals is due to the great Greek astronomer and mathematician, Claudius Ptolemy. Adopting a rational point of view, we need to rethink this theorem to state it in a purely algebraic way, without resort to `distances' and the correspon

From playlist Math Foundations

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Taming a Monster: The Master of Integration

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From playlist Integrals

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ICM 2006 Round Table

ICM 2006 Closing Round Table Are pure and applied mathematics drifting apart? Intervention by John Ball (Slides https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/Videos/ICM2006/tars/table2006_ball.pdf) Intervention by Lennart Carleson (Slides https://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/Videos/ICM2006/

From playlist Number Theory

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Google's 'DeepMind' does Mathematics - Numberphile Podcast

A breakthrough paper is published about using artificial intelligence to do mathematics - we discuss it with DeepMind's Alex Davies and Professor Marcus du Sautoy. DeepMind - https://deepmind.com DeepMind blog on this topic - https://deepmind.com/blog/article/exploring-the-beauty-of-pure

From playlist The Numberphile Podcast

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The history of women and maths | The Royal Society

From medieval times to the modern day, female mathematicians, real and fictional, have been represented in a variety of ways, both in pictures and in words. Do they continue to marginalise the mathematical expertise of women? #Maths #Math #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMaths #MarySommerville Pro

From playlist Latest talks and lectures

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Bach and the Cosmos

Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures: James Sparks and City of London Sinfonia - Bach and the Cosmos Johann Sebastian Bach was the most mathematical of composers. Oxford Mathematician and Cambridge organ scholar James Sparks will explain just how mathematical and City of London Sinfonia wil

From playlist Music and Mathematics

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Savant Mélange : Olivier Peillon - C'est quoi la vie d'un mathématicien ?

Après le succès international de son documentaire « Comment j’ai détesté les maths », Olivier Peyon évoque sa rencontre avec des personnages fascinants aux quatre coins du monde et la place des mathématiques dans nos sociétés.

From playlist Savant Mélange

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Four Traits of Successful Mathematicians

In this video I discuss four traits of successful mathematicians. Please leave any questions or comments in the comment section below. If you enjoyed this video please consider liking, sharing, and subscribing. Udemy Courses Via My Website: https://mathsorcerer.com My FaceBook Page: ht

From playlist Inspiration and Advice

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Interview at Cirm : Michel Broué

Michel Broué travaille en théorie des représentations et se considère comme un "algébriste". Sa thèse de 3ème cycle et sa thèse d'État ont été préparées et soutenues sous la direction de Claude Chevalley — et aussi de Jean-Pierre Serre. Il a fondé et dirigé le "Département de mathématiques

From playlist Interviews en français - French interviews

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Teach Astronomy - Thales

http://www.teachastronomy.com/ Thales was a philosopher who lived in the 6th century B.C. in Miletus, in what is now Turkey. No written work by Thales survives, but we know that he kept accurate eclipse records and he speculated about astronomy. He decided that the source of all things w

From playlist 02. Ancient Astronomy and Celestial Phenomena

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