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1997
1997x1
The Magical Maze: Sunflowers and Snowflakes
Episode overview
28, 1997
This opening Lecture introduces the concept that far from being a dusty collection of rules about angles and equations, mathematics is the magic thread which binds our universe.
1997x2
The Magical Maze: The Pattern of Tiny Feet
Episode overview
29, 1997
Professor Ian Stewart shows how, although animals appear to walk in a huge variety of ways, there are some strange similarities.
1997x3
The Magical Maze: Outrageous Fortune
Episode overview
30, 1997
Professor Ian Stewart explains how a little knowledge of maths increases the chance of winning in game-shows.
1997x4
The Magical Maze: Chaos and Cauliflowers
Episode overview
31, 1997
Professor Ian Stewart looks for order in chaos, and asks if fractals are the key to the irregular Shapes of nature.
1997x5
The Magical Maze: Fearful Symmetry
Episode overview
01, 1998
Why do tigers have stripes, while leopards have spots? Professor Ian Stewart explores the patterns in nature.

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