Mathematics and the Making of the Modern and Future World
Mathematics Goes to the Movies. An enormous amount of our leisure time is spent interacting with the media, watching television and movies. Much of the space on our computers (and on the Internet) is taken up with static and moving images, and images are also extremely important in fields varying from medicine to crime protection. These images are stored as numbers, and mathematics can be used to create, manipulate and change them. Characters such as Shrek are actually a collection of triangles and other mathematical objects, demonstrating the role of mathematics in the creation of movies.
Gresham Professor of Geometry, Chris Budd OBE, is based at the University of Bath, where he is Professor of Applied Mathematics and Director of the Centre of Nonlinear Mechanics. He has a long history of engagement in the public understanding of science and mathematics through institutions such as the Royal Institution and the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
(from gresham.ac.uk)
| 3. Mathematics Goes to the Movies |
Go to the Series Home or watch other lectures:
| 1. What have Mathematicians Done for Us? |
| 2. The Challenge of Big Data |
| 3. Mathematics Goes to the Movies |
| 4. How Much Maths Can You Eat? |
| 5. Mathematical Materials |
| 6. Energetic Mathematics |