Category Archives: Maths in the movies

Hard Problems-The Road to the World’s Toughest Math Contest FULL MOVIE

Posted on May 13, 2013 by

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Math in the Movies | Travelling Salesman

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

Travelling Salesman (2012) Four mathematicians are hired by the US government to solve the most powerful problem in computer science history.   Travelling Salesman – Official Trailer [HD]     Travelling Salesman – Official Movie Site      

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Num3er 237

Posted on April 11, 2013 by

The factors of   237   are:     1     3     79     237 The prime factors are:     3 * 79 237   is the smallest 3-digit number with its digits being 3 different primes that is not … Continue reading →

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Star Trek #Math – The trouble with tribbles

Posted on July 2, 2012 by

In the Star Trek episode “The Trouble with Tribbles,” when Kirk opens the door and all the tribbles fall on him, Spock says that there are 1,771,561 tribbles in the wheat compartment, basing that calculation on one tribble entering 3 … Continue reading →

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Basic Math in the Movie: Die Hard with a Vengeance – Water Jug Puzzle

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

This is a fun puzzle:     In the movie “Die Hard with a Vengeance”, Bruce Willis must measure 4 litres of water using two containers one with a capacity of 3 litres and the other with 5 litres.   … Continue reading →

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Maths in the Movie: The Travelling Salesman Problem

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

Traveling Salesman Problem http://mathworld.wolfram.com/TravelingSalesmanProblem.html Travelling Salesman – The Official Movie Site The movie tells the story of four mathematicians hired by the US government to solve P vs NP, in the process creating a system that could crack encryption codes within … Continue reading →

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Maths Errors in the Movies (Video)

Posted on May 17, 2012 by

This film looks at mathematical errors in some recently released movies – and gets very upset about them. Written and presented by Matt Parker. Maths In The Movies (Part 1 of 2)     Maths In The Movies (Part 2 … Continue reading →

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Maths in the movies: the Snake lemma

Posted on May 6, 2012 by

“It’s My Turn” (1980) stars Jill Clayburgh, who plays a mathematics professor. In the opening scene, she proves the “snake lemma” of homological algebra to an obnoxious graduate student.       Learn more about the snake lemma at Mathworld, … Continue reading →

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