These 24 lectures introduce you to the terms, concepts, and astonishing power of geometry. You’ll discover the important role this profound mathematical field plays in everything from algebra and calculus to art and architecture.

This course, taught by an award-winning mathematician, introduces us to the terms, concepts, and applications of classical geometry, a treasure trove of topics that frequently offers those satisfying “aha” moments when we discover how the world fits together.

How do you mathematically describe the world around you? Discover the fascinating answer with The Shape of Nature, a visually stunning and authoritative guide to the mathematical shapes around you: how they're formed, how they're studied, and how they relate to your life.

Mathematics from the Visual World consists of 24 lectures taught by Professor Michael Starbird, introducing the terms, concepts, and astonishing power of geometry.

Presents lectures (each 30 minutes in length) by Michael Starbird, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Texas at Austin. Presents a collection of topics that reveal the rich, wondrous structure of what we see around us.

These 24 lectures introduce you to the terms, concepts, and astonishing power of geometry. You'll discover the important role this profound mathematical field plays in everything from algebra and calculus to art and architecture.

Professor Michael Starbird’s course, Mathematics from the Visual World, introduces you to the words, concepts, and amazing power of geometry, covering topology, conic sections, non-Euclidian geometry, congruence, and more.

You’ll discover the important role this profound mathematical field plays in everything from algebra and calculus to art and architecture. Professor Starbird believes there’s no excuse for a dull course on mathematics, a philosophy he pursues throughout these lectures.

Mathematics from the Visual World, taught by distinguished Professor Michael Starbird, introduces you to the terms, concepts, and astonishing power of geometry, including topology, conic sections, non-Euclidian geometry,...

Professor Michael Starbird of the University of Texas at Austin, presents "a collection of intriguing topics that reveal the rich, wondrous structure of what we see around us. Patterns in nature are the source of our geometrical understanding of the world. Abstracting those patterns leads to concepts from classical geometry ...