A teacher has recently asked me to provide some suggestions for math movies to screen for a set of high school seniors. My first inclination was Flatland before I decided to do some basic searching. I came across this list, as well as the movies The Colours of Infinity and N is a Number--both seem interesting--but I can't help but think I might be missing something. Does anybody else have any other suggestions?
$\begingroup$
$\endgroup$
3
asked Mar 4, 2016 at 17:26
-
4$\begingroup$ "Donald in Mathmagic Land" is a fun one if you haven't seen it before. There are lots of uploads of it on youtube $\endgroup$– celerikoMar 4, 2016 at 17:33
-
3$\begingroup$ A lot of us in the U.S. would like to send Donald to Mathmagic Land...and any other land that might take him. $\endgroup$– Jon BannonMar 4, 2016 at 17:39
-
1$\begingroup$ Do you also consider dimensions-math.org/Dim_E.htm as a movie? $\endgroup$– Amir AsghariMar 4, 2016 at 17:42
Add a comment
|
2 Answers
$\begingroup$
$\endgroup$
1
There is a list at The Mathematical Movie Database that includes (for some of the entries) the relevant time stamps and dialogue. I found the site by looking for one particular movie:
It's My Turn (1980) IMDB ***** Light romantic movie about a female mathematician. Famous among mathematicians because the full proof of the Snake Lemma is given in the first scene.
(I learned of this reference several years ago in MO 106943: Who named it the Snake Lemma?)
There's another list called Mathematics in Movies that was included among others at MO 77279.
answered Mar 4, 2016 at 20:51
-
1$\begingroup$ Ah, this is the movie I was shown via VHS-tape during my topology course. $\endgroup$ Mar 6, 2016 at 16:42
$\begingroup$
$\endgroup$
1
I highly recommend Between the Folds, on origami, math, and science.
answered Mar 6, 2016 at 1:57