Producing a Documentary on Mathematics to Engage Students

"This is a teaser video of the presentation ""Producing a Documentary on Mathematics to Engage Students"" to be delivered at Baruch College's 14th Teaching and Technology Conference on March 25, 2011.

Presenter:
Laurence Kirby, Professor of Mathematics

Presentation Description:
This session will feature and discuss the creation of “Plimpton 322: The Ancient Roots of Modern Mathematics"", a short documentary film produced by Baruch Media Services, with the aim of inspiring students to pursue mathematics. Set in New York City, this film demonstrates how fundamental aspects of the modern world are driven by mathematics with ancient Middle Eastern, Asian and African origins: timekeeping, compound interest, accounting, spreadsheets, positional notation, algebra, and algorithms."