Journey into Maths Country — Season 1, Episode 8: Irrationality
Documentary • 10 min • 2 seasons, 20 episodes • ★ 8.5/10
Episode synopsis
25 centuries ago, the well-ordered world of natural integers and fractions had to expand to accommodate monsters like π and √2. It's a dizzying mathematical expedition where we will realise that real life numbers are only the tip of the iceberg.
About Journey into Maths Country
Math is an exotic and confusing country. We speak a bizarre language, full of homeomorphisms, differential varieties, transfinite numbers. But we also find epic landscapes, dizzying ideas and even, sometimes, useful things!