ADVENTURES IN NUMBER + SPACE (9 films)

Duration: 30 min

Year Published: 1958

Creator: Westinghouse Broadcasting Co.

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: Sound

Description: Features Bill Baird and his marionettes. Titles are: 1. HOW MAN LEARNED TO COUNT. A trip back through history to see how arithmetic developed from the cave man to the present. Demonstrates the counting systems of Egypt, Rome, Phoenicia, Carthage and India and how they contributed to modern numbers system. 2. QUICKER THAN YOU THINK. Shows the evolution of primitive counting systems into the creation of modern electronic calculator, based on the binary system. Stresses that although it works at the speed of light, man must still plan its work. 3. MYSTERIOUS "X". Shows everyday applications of algebra and how scientists use its terms to explain the phenomena of nature. 4. WHAT'S THE ANGLE? Goes back to ancient times to explain the fundamental concepts of plane and solid geometry. Shows how this science was used and developed by the Egyptians, Chinese and Greeks and its use today in architecture, construction, surveying and navigation. 5. IT'S ALL ARRANGED. Points out that by rearranging a given number of units a large variety of different combinations are possible. 6. HOW'S CHANCES? Explains how to arrive at a probable total by taking a representative sampling of the whole and projecting the percentages. Shows how mathematics is used in business, industry and government to determine vital advance predictions of probable totals. 7. SINE LANGUAGE. Shows some of the everyday uses of trigonometry and its importance in navigation, land surveying and the description of periodic phenomena such as musical notes and electrical currents. 8. STRETCHING THE IMAGINATION. Uses such commonplace items as a fun house mirror and figures drawn on a rubber sheet to demonstrate that while form may change the essential substance remains the same. Shows practical applications of topology including its applications in planning power lines and laying out efficient routes. 9. CAREERS IN MATHEMATICS. Reviews the highlights of the previous eight films. Talks with prominent figures of the mathematics field, who tell how rich and rewarding a mathematics career can be.

Complete Record: Source: Assn Interest level: sh-c-ad Price: rent ea Format: sd color

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)