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Lesson starters. 3, Architecture and KS3 maths : symmetry and circumference in Durham Cathedral.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Durham Cathedral.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching--Activity programs.
- Mathematics.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching--Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Instructional television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (3 min.).
- Other Title:
- Architecture and KS3 maths : symmetry and circumference in Durham Cathedral
- Place of Publication:
- [England] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2010.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- Steve Humble examines how a cathedral like Durham was designed by following the master mason's use of practical geometry, symmetry, pattern and proportions. If you switch on your mathematical eyes and visit you local church or cathedral you might find some mathematical secrets within the architecture. Here Steve discovers some hidden symmetry in Durham Cathedral and the challenge now is to find the circumference of one of the columns.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed April 8, 2015).
- OCLC:
- 874057447
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