Filmmakers

Marc Chamberland

Myra Steele Professor of Mathematics

Grinnell College

Grinnell, Iowa, USA

chamberl@grinnell.edu

Statement

Short films are a fantastic way to communicate the beauty and allure of mathematics. Combining mathematical content, music, animation and aesthetic appeal produces an unrivaled medium for drawing the uninitiated into the exciting world of mathematics.

Films

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How Many Digits of Pi are Useful?

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Marc Chamberland

2015

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Trillions of digits of Pi have been calculated. Find out why this is useful.