Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums (2012)
Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums
Dara Ó Briain: School of Hard Sums is a British comedy game show about the subject of mathematics and it is based on the Japanese show Comaneci University Mathematics. The programme is broadcast on Dave and is presented by Dara Ó Briain and starred Marcus du Sautoy. Each episode was themed and Ó Briain, along with a guest or guests, attempted to solve various conundrums set by du Sautoy. At the end of each episode, Ó Briain sets homework questions for viewers; the answers can be checked on the show's website.
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Seasons
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Episodes season 1
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1x1
The mathematics of positioning
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1x2
Location location maths
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1x3
How maths can stop you getting screwed
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1x4
You can't argue with logic
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1x5
The maths of italian restaurants
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1x6
How maths saves lives
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1x7
Finding your way with maths
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1x8
The maths of sport
Episodes season 2
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2x1
Does crime add up?
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2x2
How maths gets you more bang for your buck
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2x3
How maths can keep the peace
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2x4
How maths can help you find what you're looking for
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2x5
How maths can get you stuffed
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2x6
Maths at the end of the world
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2x7
How maths can feel the force
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2x8
How maths can take you all the way
Episodes season 3
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3x1
Maths and two veg: how maths can help you eat better
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3x2
Yo ho ho and a bottle of sums: maths for pirates
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3x3
The maths of making and breaking: breaking add
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3x4
Downton abacus: the maths of wealth
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3x5
Alfresco arithmetic: the maths of the great outdoors
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3x6
The maths of balls: lets get spherical
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3x7
The prime of your life: the maths of old age
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3x8
Maths of sport: maths of the day
