OU on the BBC: Music of the Primes

By: The OpenLearn team (The Open University)

They keep you safe online - but that's just one of the many secrets of prime numbers.

15 Sep

2005

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Prime numbers - those figures which refuse to be divided neatly by anything other than one and themselves - are surprisingly stubborn and persistent beasts. Join Marcus du Sautoy as he explores their strange behaviours.

OU on the BBC: Music of the Primes - Welcome From Marcus du Sautoy Production team

What's the obsession with prime numbers? Why make a programme about them? Marcus DuSautoy explains all by way of welcome. Read more : OU on the BBC: Music of the Primes - Welcome From Marcus du Sautoy

A prime primer BBC

They're astonishingly powerful numbers. Simon Singh introduces the primes. Read more : A prime primer

Patterns and Landscapes Production team

Marcus du Sautoy delves into the work of Gauss and Riemann, the two mathematicians who started to discover the order behind prime numbers Read more : Patterns and Landscapes

Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences BBC

Katie Chicot explains why numbers make the world go round. Read more : Queen (and Slave) Of The Sciences

OU on the BBC: Music of the Primes - About The Programme Production team

Marcus du Sautoy gets to grips with prime numbers in this BBC/OU series The Music of the Primes Read more : OU on the BBC: Music of the Primes - About The Programme

OU on the BBC: Music of the Primes - Meet Marcus The Open University / Karen Parker

This article was specially written for Open2.net by the series presenter, Marcus du Sautoy. Get to know your guide through the prime jungle: Meet Marcus. Read more : OU on the BBC: Music of the Primes - Meet Marcus

Talking primes BBC

What is so magical about prime numbers - and what makes them musical? The Material World wanted to find out... Read more : Talking primes

OU on the BBC: Music of the Primes - Newton: The Lecture Production team

Find out more about Isaac Newton in this programme from the BBC/OU Mark Steel Lectures. Read more : OU on the BBC: Music of the Primes - Newton: The Lecture

OU on the BBC: Music of the Primes - The Expert View Production team

First broadcast: Wednesday 28 Sep 2005 on BBC FOUR

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OU on the BBC: Music of the Primes - About The Programme Production team

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