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Math and the Rise of Civilization

2011 1 season 5 eps

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Season 1

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Season 1

50 min

S1 · E1 · Dec 19, 2011

The Beginning of Numbers Episode 1

The narrator takes the spectator on a journey from the pyramids to the bed of the Nile, demonstrating the need to maintain social and geographical stability after the Nile's annual floods. The Inundation is a driving force for the development of numbers and early geometry.

50 min

S1 · E2 · Dec 20, 2011

The Elements Episode 2

In this episode we move to the Greek civilization, where meticulous thinkers used logic and reason to build the foundations of mathematics laid down by the Egyptians. Along with Pythagoras, to whom we owe the famous theorem, these philosophers have shown, through mathematics, the principles of geometry we know today.

50 min

S1 · E3 · Dec 21, 2011

The Divinity of Numbers Episode 3

Our journey takes us to the east, the Indian subcontinent, where we find the zero. Representing both 'nothing' and the infinite possibility, this unique digit, when used as a marker, it is a cornerstone of modern mathematics. Along with negative numbers, this innovation has opened, both east and west, never imagined numbers.

50 min

S1 · E4 · Dec 26, 2011

The World in Motion Episode 4

This episode moves to the Renaissance period when European scientists were eager to use the formulas and philosophies learned from the Greeks to discover the mathematical secrets of the world and the universe. We witness the emergence of differential and integral calculus in a competitive environment so strong that competing theories divided the Western world.

50 min

S1 · E5 · Dec 27, 2011

Conquering Math’s New Frontiers Episode 5

In this last episode, we are transported to the modern era, where we can witness that the spirit of mathematics innovation is alive and kicking. We focus us on the great current minds, who have sought to resolve some of the great mathematical issues still unresolved in the past, including Fermat's last theorem and the Poincaré conjecture. It serves to remind us that mathematics is still with territories left to unravel.

5 episodes in Season 1

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A guided tour of the history of numbers and how they’ve shaped the development of humankind is at the heart of this unique series. In five episodes that take us across time and around the world, we see how mathematics played an important role in ancient Egypt and Greece, early India, medieval Europe, and our own modern world. Computer graphics make mathematical formulae accessible and interesting, while dramatic reenactments of history pique the viewer’s interest.

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Total runtime 4h 10m · Episode length 50 min · Type Miniseries

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Premiered

December 19, 2011

Final episode

December 27, 2011

Status

Ended

Network

EBS 1

Country

South Korea

Type

Miniseries

Episode length

50 min

Total runtime

4h 10m

Original language

Korean

Production

South Korea

Produced in

Languages

Original title

문명과 수학

Spoken on screen

Korean

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