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2006

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials, Electronic Resources
Title:	Life by the numbers / series producer, David Elisco ; [produced by WQED Pittsburgh].
Publisher, Date:	Thousand Oaks, CA : Monterey Video : Distributed by Monterey Media, Inc., [2006]
Description:	7 videodiscs (approximately 399 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. 4 3/4 in. digital optical video file region 1
Summary:	Relates the concept of life and everyday occurrences to mathematics. Reveals the range of creative and powerful ways in which scientists, artists, athletes, medical researchers, and many others are using mathematics to explore our world and to enhance our lives.
Target Audience Note:	Ages 9 and up.
Subjects:	Mathematics -- Popular works.
Genre:	Educational television programs. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs.
Other Author:	Seamans, Joe, producer, screenwriter. Elisco, David, producer, screenwriter. Rawson, Mary (Filmmaker), producer. Catanzarite, Gina, 1965- producer, screenwriter. Glover, Danny, host. Whalen, Michael, 1965- Manoogian, Dickran H., editor of moving image work. Elisco, Robyn, editor of moving image work. Cohen, David, editor of moving image work. Feczko, Janie, editor of moving image work. Knobil, Mark, cinematographer. Whalen, Michael, 1965- composer. WQED (Television station : Pittsburgh, Pa.) Monterey Video (Firm) Monterey Media.
Other Title:	Life by the numbers (Television program) Seeing is believing. Numbers game. Patterns of nature. Chances of a lifetime. Shape of the world. New age. Making a difference.
Notes:	Special features: Danny Glover biography, study guides. Producers and writers, Joseph Seamans (#1, #2, #5), David Elisco (#3, #6) ; producer, Mary Rawson (#4) ; writer, David Elisco (#4) ; producer and writer, Gina Catanzarite (#7). Editors, Dickran H. Manoogian (#1, #2, #5), Robyn Hutman Elisco (#3), David Cohen (#4, #6), Janie Feczko (#7) ; director of photography, Mark Knobil ; original music, Michael Whalen. Host: Danny Glover. Originally broadcast on television in 1998. DVD; stereo. System requirements to access printable study guides: Computer capable of reading Word documents, DVD-ROM drive. Closed-captioned.
Contents:	1. Seeing is believing : special effects -- 2. The numbers game : sports -- 3. Patterns of nature : biology -- 4. Chances of a lifetime : probability -- 5. Shape of the world : exploration -- 6. A new age : information age -- 7. Making a difference : education.
ISBN:	1569946248 9781569946244 1569945500 9781569945506 1569945519 9781569945513 1569945527 9781569945520 1569945535 9781569945537 1569945543 9781569945544 1569945551 9781569945551 156994556X 9781569945568 9781569945520
Publisher Number:	329272 370012 370022 370032 370042 370052 370062 370072
Other Number:	85825842
System Availability:	3
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	3
Control Number:	956075
# Local items in:	3
# System items in:	3
Call Number:	DVD 510 Life by

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