Website Search
Find information on spaces, staff, and services.
Catalog Search
Videos, Slides, Films
The Secret Rules of Modern Living : Algorithms
- Available as
- Online
- Summary
-
In this program, Professor Marcus du Sautoy lifts the veil on algorithms that touch our lives every day; most of us are unaware of their extraordinary impact. The expansion in the use of algorithms...
In this program, Professor Marcus du Sautoy lifts the veil on algorithms that touch our lives every day; most of us are unaware of their extraordinary impact. The expansion in the use of algorithms has coincided with the computer age and the collation of big data. We focus on the most interesting and surprising examples which represent different categories of algorithms and look into the historical example of Euclid's Algorithm from two and half thousand years ago; the modern godfather of algorithms could only be Alan Turing. Marcus will explore how math is being used to solve real world problems and even make life and death decisions.
Details
- Creator
- DCD Media (Firm)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
-
- [Place of publication not identified] : DCD Media (Firm), [2015]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Films Media Group, 2016
- ©2015
- Physical Details
-
- 1 online resource (1 video file (58 min., 30 sec.)) : sound, color
- digital
- video file
- OCLC
- ocn953312154
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Originally released by DCD Media (Firm), 2015.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on February 17, 2016.
- Streaming video file.
- Closed-captioned.
- The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms: Introduction (1:53) -- Face Detection Algorithm (3:16) -- Euclid's Algorithm Page Rank (2:07) -- Secret behind Page Rank (3:10) -- Algorithms and Technology (3:50) -- Merge Sort (4:30) -- Matching Algorithms (2:45) -- Stable Marriage Problem (2:31) -- Donor Matching (4:59) -- Efficient Algorithms (3:49) -- Traveling Salesman Problem (2:37) -- Nature's Algorithm? (3:47) -- Flight Management (4:38) -- Algorithmic Revolution? (3:52) -- Machine Learning Algorithm Applications (3:12) -- Automated Grocery Warehouse (3:29) -- Credits: The Secret Rules of Modern Living: Algorithms (0:45)