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5 Episodes 2018 - 2018
Episode 1
Tue, May 1, 2018
Episode 2
Tue, May 1, 201848 mins
The quest to figure out infinite numbers began with Zeno's paradoxes, which also had an impact on Greek views of the universe, and during the Middle Ages, it was forbidden to study infinite numbers due to a ban imposed on Christianity. But eventually, infinite numbers were revealed mathematically.
Episode 3
Tue, May 1, 201850 mins
Equation began with solving real problems in everyday life, and gave remarkably accurate predictions for what may appear to be complex and complicated phenomenon. The solution to Quintic function eluded mathematicians for centuries until 20-year-old Evariste Galois proposed his theory. He wrote the final mathematical manuscript the night before he died at age 20 from wounds inflicted in a duel.
Episode 4
Tue, May 1, 201849 mins
Zero is a number that was inconceivable to humankind and peculiar in many regards compared to the other numbers. Today, the existence of zero is common knowledge and most people find it hard to understand why it could be different or special. Zero is a key number in the Arabic numeral system that is prevalent all over the world today.
Episode 5
Tue, May 1, 2018