Question

Ok, Anyone ever seen "Agora" It a movie that feature Hypatia. She is the first mathematician in History. Professor at the University of Alexandria

Answer 1

yes, easily one of the worst movies i have ever seen

Answer 2

although it did include the line "round like an apple"
"flat like your head"
which they stole from an old bugs bunny cartoon

Answer 3

why? I loved it. It did have religious tones. But I love the movie. Did you see the CD that came with it that explained how they made it.

Answer 4

round like an apple- where I have seen it multiple times????

Answer 5

Haven't seen the movie, but she was the first important "woman" mathematician... not the first mathematician in history.

Answer 6

i have agora phobia so no i havent even dared to watch it

Answer 7

i though it in the theater
about half way through all i could think of was "this movie is premade for mst3k

Answer 8

Agora means circle.

Answer 9

im afraid of circular reasoning, does that count?

Answer 10

lol
yeah i think i made that same agoraphobia joke after seeing the movie
it has "fast action" scenes. couldn't believe it

Answer 11

I did not see it in the theater. I bought, it was made by people in spain. It has an international cast

Answer 12

Are you sure we are referring to the same movie?

Answer 13

your talking about gattaca right?

Answer 14

no, it is called "Agora" with Rachel Weisz ( think I spelled her last name correctly)

Answer 15

ohh, i thought i heard you type gattaca; with ethan hawke ....

Answer 16

no, my movie involved mathematics

Answer 17

you have a movie?

Answer 18

@precal i don't mean to be negative if you really liked it then that is good

Answer 19

ok, funny the movie I was referring to.......ha ha

Answer 20

No, but I like to see movies that have the history of math in the story line

Answer 21

I'm waiting for the new summer blockbuster about Archimedes.

Answer 22

you bought the whole season of numb3rs dintcha

Answer 23

no, but I downloaded all of their worksheets. They were sponsored by TI.

Answer 24

i am thinking of a solution that you are obviously to stupid to understand so if I tell it to you with dance and jazz hands you are sure to comprehend it .... and they make a show out of it ...

Answer 25

@amistre64 really? guess you miss the whole idea.....guess pi day has no meaning for you..... how sad. This is not a well known movie, just wondering if anyone else saw it and appreciated the math in it....

Answer 26

im waiting for stephen hawkings sequel to God created the integers to come out on blueray

Answer 27

i was borned to early for pi day ... 3 days to early

Answer 28

pi day is only an approximation

Answer 29

3.142012 :)

Answer 30

close enough for the eyptians

Answer 31

I might as well not even mention "Stand and Deliver"

Answer 32

Closer than the Egyptians... the Egyptians had pi at 3.16049

Answer 33

::shudder:: wasnt that a ghetto movie?

Answer 34

rainman was a good math movie .. rainman, yeah ... rainman definantly

Answer 35

but not, ive never seen agora

Answer 36

once again, you missed it. First time, students showed that with hard work and dedication -they could pass the AP Calculus exam. They were accused of cheating and they took the test again to prove ETS wrong....

Answer 37

i hear its a good movie about circles tho

Answer 38

Is that the one with Edward James Olmos?

Answer 39

Edward Scissorhands ,, yes

Answer 40

it doesnt have omar eeps in it tho does it

Answer 41

Well if you get a chance, check it out- good movie.
Yes Stand and deliver has EJ Olmos

Answer 42

epps? eeps? .... peeps?

Answer 43

i was born so early that they when i went to school they didn't have history

Answer 44

they learnt it from you

Answer 45

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKq6_vjrxMo
@amistre64 Here is a video (e and pi go on a date)
Enjoy!!!!

Answer 46

itd prolly be better if i had sound :/

Answer 47

Does the sound not work? or is it your computer?

Answer 48

do you have it in braille?

Answer 49

No, do you need it in braille?

Answer 50

i figure if im going to go blind I gotta start someplace :)

Answer 51

not nice, there was once a famous mathematician who went blind but continue to do mathematics.....

Answer 52

oiler wasnt it

Answer 53

his post blind days were kinda sketchy :)

Answer 54

dear? can you come check this for me?

Answer 55

I would have to look it up but he also, had a houseful of children

Answer 56

yeah, died drinking a cup of tea and playing with the grandkids i think

Answer 57

you know youre old when its not that you know alot of history; its just that you remember being there

Answer 58

Have some kids, as they grow, you will see time fly by......