Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums - Season 1

Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes8
DatesApr 16, 2012 - Jun 4, 2012
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Episodes

The Mathematics of Positioning
Season 1Episode 140 min

The Mathematics of Positioning

Comedian and mathematical physics graduate Dara O'Briain takes a humorous look at how maths underpins everything around us, solving problems using only numbers and equations. This week's guest is David O'Doherty.
Apr 16, 2012
Location Location Maths
Season 1Episode 240 min

Location Location Maths

Dara O'Briain continues on his journey into the realms of pure logic. Once again he's helped by Oxford University maths professor Marcus du Sautoy and is joined by comedy guest Alex Horne.
Apr 23, 2012
How Maths Can Stop You Getting Screwed
Season 1Episode 340 min

How Maths Can Stop You Getting Screwed

Dara O'Briain takes a witty look at how maths underpins everything around us. Dara takes on comic Jason Byrne in a problem-solving challenge.
Apr 30, 2012
You Can't Argue with Logic
Season 1Episode 440 min

You Can't Argue with Logic

Brains and brawn go head to head once again as Dara O'Briain presents the light-hearted science show. Taking up Dara's problem-solving challenge here is Andi Osho.
May 7, 2012
The Maths of Italian Restaurants
Season 1Episode 540 min

The Maths of Italian Restaurants

Dara's back, proving again that mathematics can save the day in almost any circumstance. This week the Mock The Week host tackles problems that you might come across in an Italian restaurant. Comedian David O'Doherty is on hand to help with the puzzles, all set by the fiendishly logical, Oxford university professor, Marcus du Sautoy. The first conundrum comes from counting dough balls. When the menu offers a choice of 6, 9 or 20 dough balls, Marcus wants to know the largest amount of dough balls that cannot be ordered.
May 14, 2012
How Maths Saves Lives
Season 1Episode 640 min

How Maths Saves Lives

May 21, 2012
Finding Your Way with Maths
Season 1Episode 740 min

Finding Your Way with Maths

May 28, 2012
The Maths of Sport
Season 1Episode 840 min

The Maths of Sport

Jun 4, 2012

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