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Culture and math : the Arabs / Fabian-Baber, Inc. ; Discovery Communications, Inc. ; producers, Leslie Becker, Patricia Davies, Elizabeth von Schoff ; written by Nadim Amiry, Jim Starr, Tom Eastman ; directed by Rhonda Fabian.
Penn Museum Library - Media DVD DS36.8 .C85 2006
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Amiry, Nadim, author.
- Starr, Jim, author.
- Series:
- Discovery school. Social studies
- Discovery school social studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Khuwārizmī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá, active 813-846.
- Khuwārizmī, Muḥammad ibn Mūsá.
- Arabs--Mathematics.
- Arabs.
- Mathematics--History.
- Mathematics.
- Algebra--History.
- Algebra.
- History.
- Middle East--Civilization.
- Middle East.
- Civilization.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Documentary films.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (15 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Other Title:
- Arabs
- Place of Publication:
- [United States] : Discovery Communications, Inc. ; New York, N.Y. : [Distributed by] Insight Media, 2006.
- System Details:
- DVD.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- "Discover how Islamic civilization laid the foundation of algebra and created and implemented the number and decimal place value systems that are used today. It highlights al-Khwarizmi's treatise on algebra that detailed practical uses of arithmetic." -- Container.
- Contents:
- The Middle East
- Islamic civilization
- The father of algebra, al-Khwarizmi
- Islam comes to Timbuktu
- In search of Eden.
- Credits:
- Editors, Robert Larkin, Bridget Yachetti.
- Notes:
- Distributor statement from labels on disc surface and on container.
- Special features: video index; standards link; teacher resources.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 1593805411
- 9781593805418
- OCLC:
- 85766132
- Publisher Number:
- 743252959381
- 39AN4236 Insight Media
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