Donald Duck in MathMagic Land
This is a great video for learning the uses of mathematics and geometry. Disney released this 27 minute featurette on June 26, 1959 and was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Documentary –Short Subjects.
This movie explains the mathematics of music with a jam session from Pythagoras himself. We then learn about this mysterious order of the Pythagoreans who met in secret and had a secret sign. Donald is inducted into the order and receives the sign on his hand. We learn of the pentagram, the golden section and the golden rectangle. These images are then shown in architecture and art. The human body and nature’s connection to mathematics is then revealed. Games are next to be revealed of their mathematical foundations. From strategy games to sports to kids games, all of them are shown to have a connection to math. Next Donald's mind is revealed to be cluttered and after some cleaning he uses the circle and the triangle to find the root of most inventions. The potential of infinity is contemplated towards the end as the film closes with Galileo’s famous quote “Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the universe!” This cartoon documentary is fantastic! It’s worth of watching over and over again.
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