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The Joy of Thinking: The Beauty and Power of Classical Mathematical Ideas

Michael Starbird (Actor), Edward B. Burger (Actor), The Great Courses (Director) Format: DVD
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Discover mathematics as an artistic and creative realm that contains some of the greatest ideas of human history. This course explores infinity, the fourth dimension, probability, chaos, fractals, and other fantastic themes. The Joy of Thinking is a course about fun, aesthetics, and mystery—about great mathematical ideas that arise from puzzles, observations of everyday life, and habits of curiosity and effective thinking. It is as much about learning to think abstractly as it is about what we traditionally think of as mathematics. Rather than focusing on adding figures or creating equations (in fact, there are fewer numbers than you might expect), this course enables you to uncover and grasp insightful strategies for approaching, enjoying, and understanding the world around you.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 10.4 x 6 x 1.5 inches; 9.6 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ The Great Courses
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ Michael Starbird, Edward B. Burger
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ The Teaching Company
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1565857690
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  • PProf
    5.0 out of 5 stars AWESOME! ALL AGES, all abilities.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2024
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    This is my 3rd time buying bc i like them so much!. I keep loaning out and not getting back! And I want each of my kids to have them. Anyone who wants or wants to help someone else have good feelings about math and exploring thinking, you might love these lectures and these professors.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars wonders of learning
    Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2011
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    I am nearly 74 and I found this course a really fun experience. I wish I could have had this kind of "teaching" when I was young.
    I have a masters degree in engineering from Lehigh University and found these dvd's to be wonderful.
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  • Colin F. Murray
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great set of DVDs
    Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2013
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    Absolutely informative and easy to appreciate sessions!. I will definitely recommend this to my a friends as a useful too to grasp the mystery and beauty of mathematics.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2017
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    Great course delivered as expected
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  • Dane Diesner
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2016
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    Love it so much
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  • Ghachrist
    5.0 out of 5 stars Making "Math" simple, and thrilling to watch the beauty of its formations!
    Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2017
    Both, professors: Burger and Starbird are skillfully knowledgeable math Teachers in making this subject of "Math" agreeably simple to comprehend, especially, for those who see math as complicated subject and reserved only to intelligent thinkers. Their way in presenting "Math" in your daily life; in (EVERYTHING) you see in nature, including the formation of your body, the messages in your brain, the shape of ANY physical object, are originated from combinations of "numbers" assembled in simple rules and orders to give formation to any physical objects that come into being.
    It is also, math educational lecture for those who are seeking to improve their score in "Math". Watching this DVD doesn't require much previous knowledge in math, but, will give you knowledge that you may give to a child, or for personal growth of seeing reality behind the unseen world of "You" and in "Everything's" around you.
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  • Gardendiva
    5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, Witty & Intensely Interesting Lectures!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2010
    24 Lectures are packed with great information! From Fermat's Last Theorem, sizing up the Fibonacci Numbers, the Sexiest Rectangle to the Mobius Band, The Klein Bottle and measuring uncertainty and much, much more.
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