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Pythagoras' theorem (a) | Math History | NJ Wildberger48:55

Pythagoras' theorem (a) | Math History | NJ Wildberger

517K views • 15 years ago
Insights into Mathematics
The first lecture of N J Wildberger's History of Mathematics course, starting with Pythagoras' theorem and following Stillwell's text. It emphasizes the flow of ideas over proofs.
Strange Spheres in Higher Dimensions - Numberphile10:33

Strange Spheres in Higher Dimensions - Numberphile

767K views • 9 years ago
Numberphile
Matt Parker on Numberphile explains the strange properties of spheres in higher dimensions, such as how they poke out of their bounding boxes. It uses Pythagoras to build intuition for 4D and beyond.