
Geometry: An Interactive Journey to Mastery
Angles and Pencil-Turning Mysteries
Educational · May 2, 2014 · 27 min The Great Courses Signature Collection
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S1, E3: Using nothing more than an ordinary pencil, see how three angles in a triangle can add up to 180 degrees. Then compare how the experience of turning a pencil on a flat triangle differs from walking in a triangular shape on the surface of a sphere. With this exercise, Professor Tanton introduces you to the difference between flat and spherical geometry.
Educational · May 2, 2014 · 27 min