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Title:

Hunting the hidden dimension [videorecording] / a Quest Productions and Kikim Media production for Nova ; in association with the Catticus Corporation ; WGBH Educational Foundation ; senior series producer, Melanie Wallace ; produced and directed by Michael Schwarz and Bill Jersey.

Format:

[videorecording] /

Publisher:

PBS Home Video,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

1 videodisc (54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Fractals.
Fractals in art.
Geometry.
Mathematics.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Television programs for people with visual disabilities.
Documentary--Television series.
Educational films.

Other Authors:

Schwarz, Michael, producer.
Jersey, Bill. drt drt
Ross, Neil.
Rife, Christopher.
Chater, John.
WGBH Educational Foundation.
Quest Productions.
Kikim Media (Firm)
Catticus Corporation.
PBS Home Video.

Other Titles:

Nova (Television program)

Notes:

Narrator, Neil Ross. Originally broadcast on PBS in 2008 as an episode of Nova. Special features: Materials and activities for educators ; Nova web link.

Contents:

Fractal basics -- The Mandelbrot set -- On the defense -- Fractals in the body -- Nature's fractal nature.

Summary:

"Nova takes viewers on a fascinating quest with a group of pioneering mathematicians determined to decipher the rules that govern fractal geometry. Their remarkable findings are deepening our understanding of nature and stimulating a new wave of scientific, medical and artistic innovation, stretching from the ecology of the rainforest to fashion design."--Container.

ISBN:

1593758529
9781593758523

OCLC:

(OCoLC)271271934

UPC:

783421427594

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

TFPI826 -- Scott County Library System (Eldridge)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

GUPF501 -- Newton Public Library (Newton)

OTAX626 -- Wilcox Library (Oskaloosa)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)