Architecture and KS3 maths.

Steve Humble examines how a cathedral like Durham was designed by following the master mason's use of practical geometry, symmetry, pattern, and proportions. Here Steve investigates the proportions in Durham Cathedral and discovers ratios that are very similar to the golden ratio . Can you find...

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Corporate Author:	Brook Lapping Productions (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	This edition in English.
Published:	[England] : Teachers TV/UK Dept. of Education, 2010.
Series:	Education in video Lesson starters ; 4 Lesson starters ; 5
Subjects:	Durham Cathedral. Mathematics > Study and teaching > Activity programs. Mathematics > Study and teaching > Great Britain. Mathématiques > Étude et enseignement > Méthodes actives. Mathématiques > Étude et enseignement > Grande-Bretagne. Mathematics > Study and teaching. Great Britain. Alexander Street Video. Instructional television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction. Émissions pédagogiques télévisées.
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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. Here Steve investigates the proportions in Durham Cathedral and discovers ratios that are very similar to the golden ratio . Can you find examples of the golden ratio in your school building or local church? Steve Humble examines how a cathedral like Durham was designed by following the master mason's use of practical geometry, symmetry, pattern, and proportions. Here Steve sets mathematical challenges and brain teasers which are linked to some magical number patterns.
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:	1 online resource (8 min.).