OU on the BBC: The Story of Maths
Marcus DuSautoy explores the long, surprising history of man's relationship with numbers.
First broadcast: Monday 13 Oct 2008 on BBC FOUR. For further broadcast details, and to watch online where available, visit bbc.co.uk.
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OU on the BBC: The Story of Maths - About the series
Marcus DuSautoy takes a journey through the heart of the universe - find out more about the series. Read more : OU on the BBC: The Story of Maths - About the series
OU on the BBC: The Story of Maths - To Infinity and Beyond
Unsolved problems - and the search for solutions - will take maths to infinity and beyond. Marcus du Sautoy explains how. Read more : OU on the BBC: The Story of Maths - To Infinity and Beyond
OU on the BBC: The Story of Maths - The Frontiers of Space
By the seventeenth century Europe had taken over from the Middle East as the world’s power house of mathematical ideas, the beginning of the Golden... Read more : OU on the BBC: The Story of Maths - The Frontiers of Space
OU on the BBC: The Story of Maths - The Genius of the East
When ancient Greece fell into decline, mathematical progress became the preserve of the genius of the East. Read more : OU on the BBC: The Story of Maths - The Genius of the East
OU on the BBC: The Story of Maths - The Language of the Universe
It's numbers, not words, which make up the language of the universe. Read more : OU on the BBC: The Story of Maths - The Language of the Universe
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Originally published: Tuesday, 8th April 2008
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Last updated on: Tuesday, 23rd September 2008
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