For All Practical Purposes: Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics Episode Guide

Episode Guide

• Behind the Headlines

  Statistics.

• Computer Science: Overview

  Using a computer as a tool to explore the discipline of mathematics.

• Confident Conclusions

  Statistics.

• Counting by Twos

  Encoding has been developed into a major area of mathematical study.

• Creating a Code

  A review of the endless possible encodings of computer information.

• How Big Is Too Big

  Problems dealing with geometric similarity and scale.

• The Impossible Dream

  Social choice.

• It Grows and Grows

  Various examples of population growth.

• It Started in Greece

  Euclidean geometry as a mathematical tool used to measure the world.

• Juggling Machines

  Management science.

• Juicy Problems

  Management science.

• Management Science: Overview

  Management science.

• More Equal Than Others

  Social choice.

• Moving Picture Show

  Computer graphics create lifelike images and animation.

• On Size and Shape: Overview

  Geometry and art, including da Vinci's 'window' to record proper liner perspective in art.

• Picture This

  Statistics.

• Place Your Bets

  Statistics.

• Prisoner's Dilemma

  Social situations in which strategies in games of partial conflict are evident.

• Rules of the Game

  Algorithms can be used in the game of chess and figuring income tax.

• Social Choice: Overview

  Social choice.

• Stand Up Conic

  The importance of understanding conic sections.

• Statistics: Overview

  Statistics.

• Street Smarts

  Management science.

• Summing Up

  The importance of understanding mathematics is reviewed.

• Trains, Planes and Critical Paths

  Management science.

• Zero Sum Games

  'Game Theory' deals with strategies employed by parties with conflicting needs.