Syndication on public television stations via NETA of "Taking the Long View: The Life of Shiing-shen Chern"

尽管PBS的NOVA和NPR的Science Friday等节目以及《科学美国人》和《发现》的杂志文章使公众能够接触到科学，但有关数学和数学家的内容却很少。 “以长远的眼光”提供了一个独特的机会，了解非凡的数学贡献陈省身。 影片不仅展示了陈省身对微分几何的基础性贡献，还将20世纪世纪的中国历史与陈省身的知识和文化成就交织在一起。 其结果是一个惊人的实现陈省身的深远影响的发展纯数学，具体而言，微分几何，并对跨文化的数学合作。 对于历史事件如何塑造了一个非凡的人的生活，他极大地促进了纯数学和中西数学交流的分析，“长远来看”不同于目前可用的任何其他东西，特别是考虑到它对中西关系的关注。 这部54分钟的电影已被释放的DVD与35分钟的额外功能，解释，除其他事项外，高斯-邦纳定理和陈省身的深刻证明，嘉当的技术移动框架治疗几何问题，向量丛和陈省身的发现他们的拓扑类，和其他数学主题。 该项目将通过全国教育电信协会（NETA）的联合组织，使这部电影在300多个地方公共电视台播出。 在播出之后，它将在几个网站上提供在线流媒体。“从长远来看”是一个独特的和有价值的贡献，使数学的目标，非数学观众。 由NETA联合推出的《Taking the Long View》将向广大而多样化的观众（普通大众）展示易于理解的数学概念，陈省身对数学的贡献和影响，以及西方和中国关系在数学发展中的重要性。 观众将了解微分几何的基本概念，如陈省身类;陈省身在传播嘉当的创新技术（通常被描述为“移动框架”）方面的关键作用;以及陈省身通过鼓励中国和西方数学家出国学习和教学，在促进跨文化数学合作方面取得的巨大成功。 这部电影关注的是中西关系对数学发展的影响，这使它有别于其他关于数学的节目和文章。 此外，陈省身仍然是一个原始的和高度尊重的思想家在该领域的贡献不能高估。

Although programs such as PBS's NOVA and NPR's Science Friday and magazine articles in Scientific American and Discovery make the sciences accessible to the public, content about mathematics and mathematicians is scarce. "Taking the Long View" presents a unique opportunity to learn about the extraordinary mathematical contributions of Shiing-shen Chern. Going beyond an exposition of his foundational contributions to differential geometry, the film interweaves 20th century Chinese history to ground Chern's intellectual and cultural accomplishments. The result is a startling realization of Chern's far-reaching impact on the development of pure mathematics, specifically, differential geometry, and on cross-cultural mathematical collaboration. For its analysis of how historical events shaped the life of an extraordinary man who greatly advanced pure mathematics and mathematical exchange between China and the West, "Taking the Long View" is unlike anything else currently available, especially given its focus on Chinese and Western relations. This 54-minute film has been released as a DVD with 35 minutes of extra features that explain, among other things, the Gauss-Bonnet Theorem and Chern's insightful proof, Cartan's technique of moving frames for treating geometric problems, vector bundles and Chern's discovery of their topological classes, and other mathematical topics. This project will make the film available for broadcast on more than 300 local public television stations through syndication by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA). Following its broadcast, it will be made available for online streaming from several web sites."Taking the Long View" is a unique and valuable contribution to the goal of bringing mathematics to nonmathematical audiences. Syndication of "Taking the Long View" by NETA will expose an extremely large and diverse audience (the general public) to accessible mathematical concepts, Shiing-shen Chern's dedication to and impact on mathematics, and the importance of Western and Chinese relations in the development of mathematics. Viewers will learn about fundamental concepts in differential geometry, such as Chern classes; Chern's critical role in disseminating Cartan's innovative techniques (often described as "moving frames"); and Chern's great success in promoting cross-cultural mathematical collaboration by encouraging Chinese and Western mathematicians to study and teach abroad. The film's focus on the impact of Chinese and Western relations on the development of mathematics distinguishes the film from other programs and articles about mathematics. Furthermore, Shiing-shen Chern remains an original and highly respected thinker within the field whose contributions cannot be overestimated.