NOVA · SEASON 12
The Mathematical Mystery Tour
Episode 8 · 1985-03-05

- Documentary
Episode overview
Imagine a bottle with no inside or a number bigger than infinity or parallel lines that meet. Welcome to the world of pure mathematics. NOVA offers a look into a wholly abstract, quirky world of mathematics.
55 minutes
Season 12 episodes
1. Edgerton and His Incredible Seeing Machines1985-01-15
2. Global Village1985-01-22
3. Conquest of the Parasites1985-01-29
4. In the Land of the Polar Bears1985-02-05
5. AIDS: Chapter One1985-02-12
6. The Shape of Things1985-02-19
7. Baby Talk1985-02-26
8. The Mathematical Mystery Tour1985-03-05
9. Child's Play: Prodigies and Possibilities1985-03-12
10. Monarch of the Mountains1985-03-19
11. The National Science Test II1985-10-08
12. Seeds of Tomorrow1985-10-15
13. What Einstein Never Knew1985-10-22
14. The Robot Revolution?1985-10-29
15. The Magic of Special Effects1985-11-05
16. Child Survival: The Silent Emergency1985-11-12
17. Tornado!1985-11-19
18. The Genetic Gamble1985-11-26
19. Animal Architects1985-12-03
20. The Plane that Changed the World1985-12-17