Showing posts with label tv. Show all posts
Showing posts with label tv. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 04, 2007

Mathematics in Movies

This site offers some clips of the mathematical scenes from different movies and TV shows. I hghly recommending watching Sneakers (1992), A Beautiful Mind (2001) and Proof (2005).

Friday, March 16, 2007

Starship Dimensions

Okay, this isn't a mathematical post per se, but it does make use of dimensions and exponents.

Note: The images on that site are all exactly to scale, 10 pixels to a meter. Internet Explorer users may Click and Drag the starships to compare them as you like. At the bottom of the image are some contemporary vehicles and buildings for reference. Have fun!