The joy of thinking the beauty and power of classical mathematical ideas
(DVD)

Course guidebook includes professor biographies, statement of course scope, lecture outlines and notes, timeline, glossary, biographical notes, and bibliography.

Producer, Tamara Stonebarger ; academic content supervisor, Ann Waigand; director, Tom Dunton ; camera, Jon Leven, Damion Smith, Tom Dooley.

Twenty-four lectures of thirty minutes each by Dr. Edward B. Burger, Professor of Mathematics and Chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Williams College and Michael Starbird, Professor of Mathematics and Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas at Austin.

The world of mathematics contains some of the greatest ideas of humankind--ideas comparable to the works of Shakespeare, Plato, and Michelangelo. These mathematical ideas can add texture, beauty, and wonder to your life, without being a mathematician! This course explores the fourth dimension, coincidences, fractals, aesthetics, the allure of number, geometry, and how great mathematical ideas arise, along with learning to think abstractly, to grasp insightful strategies for approaching, enjoying, and understanding the world--not what is traditionally thought of as mathematics.

DVD.