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Showing the way they went - for iPod/iPhone is a education podcast hosted by The Open University. It has 10 episodes, with the latest published April 2010.

Hot air balloon rides have become a popular celebration treat. But do they really just drift with the wind? Investigate the meticulous planning needed for round-the-world flights. Learn how journeys are monitored and measured, and discover how pilots merge mathematics and geography while high above the ground. This material forms part of the course MU120 Open mathematics.

education ·en ·10 episodes