The power of mathematical visualization
By: Professor James S. Tanton
Contributors: Tanton, James, 1966-; Teaching Company
Series: Great courses. Science & mathematics. Mathematics; Great courses (DVD)
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 720
ISBN-13: 9781629973289
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Mathematics; Study and teaching; Study and teaching (Higher); Graphic methods
Other titles: Container of (work): Power of mathematical visualization, course guidebook.
Description: Harness the brain's most powerful faculty to solve math problems with ease.
Notes: Course no. 1443.

24 lectures (30 min. each)

Accompanying guidebook title: "The power of mathematical visualization, course guidebook" by "Professor James S. Tanton".

Course guidebook includes bibliographical references (pages 272-276).

Lecturer: James S. Tanton.

DVD, all regions.

In English.
Table of contents: title: Disc 1. -- Lecture 1.; title: The power of a mathematical picture -- -- Lecture 2.; title: Visualizing negative numbers -- -- Lecture 3.; title: Visualizing ratio word problems -- -- Lecture 4.; title: Visualizing extraordinary ways to multiply -- -- Lecture 5.; title: Visualizing area formulas -- -- Lecture 6.; title: The power of place value -- -- Disc 2. -- Lecture 7.; title: Pushing long division to new heights -- -- Lecture 8.; title: Pushing long division to infinity -- -- Lecture 9.; title: Visualizing decimals -- -- Lecture 10.; title: Pushing the picture of fractions -- -- Lecture 11.; title: Visualizing mathematical infinities -- -- Lecture 12.; title: Surprise! The fractions take up no space -- -- Disc 3. -- Lecture 13.; title: Visualizing probability -- -- Lecture 14.; title: Visualizing combinatorics: art of counting -- -- Lecture 15.; title: Visualizing Pascal's triangle -- -- Lecture 16.; title: Visualizing random movement, orderly effect -- -- Lecture 17.; title: Visualizing orderly movement, random effect -- -- Lecture 18.; title: Visualizing the Fibonacci numbers -- -- Disc 4. -- Lecture 19.; title: The visuals of graphs -- -- Lecture 20.; title: Symmetry: revitalizing quadratics graphing -- -- Lecture 21.; title: Symmetry: revitalizing quadratics algebra -- -- Lecture 22.; title: Visualizing balance points in statistics -- -- Lecture 23.; title: Visualizing fixed points -- -- Lecture 24.; title: Bringing visual mathematics together.