These programs provide an introduction to many of the basic areas of pure mathematics and the relationships between them. Linear algebra, sets and functions, analysis, curve-sketching, symmetry groups, transformation groups, coordinate and vector geometry, abstract groups and subgroups, and isomorphisms are all covered. Produced by the Open University. 26-part series, 25 minutes each.

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The Series Includes : Orthogonal Bases | Multiplying Matrices | Diagonalizing Symmetric Matrices | Fourier Coefficients | Coping with Irrationality | Series and e | The Intermediate Value Theorem | Shrinking Polygons | Cayley's Theorem | Cosets | Conjugacy and Fixed Points | Clumping in Groups | Perspectives | Conics in Perspective | Heads and Tails | Calculating Pi | Curves from Parameters | Reflecting on Conics | Isomorphism | Affine Geometry | Inversive Geometry | The Counting Theorem | Looking at Equations | Maps | Pi and e | Symmetry Counts


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