Gresham College
Can Maths Tell Us Where We Are?
Mathematics has played a vital role in GPS technology. It is one of the few areas where Einstein's general theory of relativity impacts our lives directly. A lecture by Chris Budd, Gresham Professor of Geometry 8 January 2019...
Gresham College
Maths Goes Into Space - Professor Chris Budd OBE
Space science is one of HM Governments eight great technologies. In this lecture I will explain the mathematics behind satellites, showing how they are controlled, how they are sent to distant planets and how they transmit and receive...
TED-Ed
How Many Ways Are There to Prove the Pythagorean Theorem?
There is more than one way to prove the Pythagorean Theorem. Euclid and Einstein found the same way to prove the Pythagorean Theorem. The video introduces several other ways to prove the theorem along with the history of its use.