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Filing Date: 2001
Duration: 0:53:00
Color: Color
Sound: Sound
Public: Education, Consumer
Original format: Digital Video Beta
Format: VHS, Beta SP
Version: French
Distribution: Loan Sales (Institutional Use)
Credits: Author: Denis GUEDJ
Director: Philippe TRUFFAULT
Production: Executive Producer: Trans Europe Film
Producer: Arte France, CNRS Images Media, Trans Europe Film, Gallimard
Attendance: Min. National Education Min. Research; CNC; Procirep
Abstract: The idea of number, now obvious, is the culmination of a long process of abstraction of thought. The main steps of the genesis of numbers are presented, since the notches on prehistoric bones to the binary numbers of today's computers.
The figures and numbers appear in Mesopotamia 5,000 years ago at the same time as writing. Also in Mesopotamia appears the dial position in which the position of the digit determines its value, the basis used here is 60. We are indebted to the Indian mathematical genius use of the zero and base 10.
And over the centuries, the empire of numbers becomes increasingly rich, with negative numbers, fractions, irrational numbers and multiple Georg Cantor's infinite.
Audiovisual process: Live action. Using film clips, prints and archival photographs in color and black and white.
Voiceover commentary. Original music (Guy Skornik and Zab).
Discipline: Mathematics
Keyword: Keyword: Number ; numbering system ; Number Theory
TV Air Date: 2005-04-02 (History)
Awards: 7th Film Festival researcher Nancy, May 2002: Price of Nancy Illustration class research to the public.
Date created: 04/12/2001 Another review
posted by admin Basic concept of mathematics, there is a fundamental notions of human understanding that we can relate to ideas of quantity, plurality, but all without ever defining it. All peoples have invented in the history of collections of symbols to include number systems. The sights and properties of these numbers have fascinated mathematicians for centuries and the empire of numbers has been enriched. The empire of the numbers is a very graphic film rhythm, which tells the story of great numbers of caves to modern times. And marvel at the vastness of their territory, the infinite zero. A film by Philippe Truffault, according to "The Empire of Numbers" by Denis Guedj, Gallimard collection Discoveries. Company Credits
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Arte France
CNRS Images
Trans Europe Film
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Trans Europe Film Details
posted by admin Country: France
Language: French
Release Date: 22 September 2001 (France) See more »
Filming Locations: Paris, France The Empire of numbers
posted by admin Mathematics has inspired many filmmakers of feature films or series. Spotlight on The Empire of Numbers , a documentary by Philip Truffault, based on the book by Denis Guedj.
This film is a succession of moving images with commentary on the history numbers from prehistory to the present. This gigantic mural describes the creation of sets of numbers as we know them today.
Where is zero? And the number pi?
How old is the first traces of count?
How had the Egyptians, Babylonians, Romans and Greeks?
The set of numbers is it over?
Can we group numbers by families? All these questions are answered in this film. This documentary is highly recommended for students in 3rd and 2nd that the program deals with sets of numbers (N, Z, D, Q, R) and students whose first L Specialty math program arithmetic based on the Spots History of Mexico from the count. This DVD is available to students of Paul Claudel on request from their math teacher. An opinion written by two students who first saw this film: The Empire of the numbers is a short documentary, available on DVD, which traces the discovery of numbers by humans, and discusses the different approaches that have resulted in our number system today.
Particular, we learn how the figures have become symbols of quantity, allowing the man to move from counting to calculation, and how their order has become an archetype, an essential reference to any census.
So this is a film quite informative and exciting, especially since it uses a plain language to understand what at first is not the most obvious.
However, too many light sets exhausting, a nervous tone of voice, almost aggressive, and zoom effects make it difficult to constant concentration.
In conclusion, defects are undesirable, although they do not alleviate the quality of the explanation. Trans Europe Film - Production and distribution of movies and documentaries for television. | 