Pits, Peaks And Passes, A Lecture On Critical Point Theory, Pt 1

Professor Marston Morse, with models and animation, derives the simple formula relating the number of pits, peaks and passes on an island with a single shoreline. An account of the professor's career and a discussion on the relationship between mathematics, physics and the arts are included.

More in MAA Individual Lecturers Series

  1. What Is An Integral, Pt 1, Integrals Are Averages 1965
  2. What Is An Integral, Pt 2, Averages Are Integrals 1965
  3. Differential Topology, Lecture 1 1966
  4. Differential Topology, Lecture 2 1966
  5. Differential Topology, Lecture 3 1966
  6. Fixed Points 1966
  7. Gottingen And New York - Reflections On A Life In Mathematics 1966
  8. Mr Simplex Saves The Aspidistra 1966
  9. NIM and Other Oriented Graph Games 1966
  10. Pits, Peaks And Passes, A Lecture On Critical Point Theory, Pt 1 1966
  11. Pits, Peaks And Passes, A Lecture On Critical Point Theory, Pt 2 1966
  12. Predicting at random 1966
  13. What Is Mathematics And How Do We Teach It 1966

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound, description, catalog record