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Simpsons (Television program) -- Miscellanea.
Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
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Singh, Simon
Simpsons (Television program) -- Miscellanea.
Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
MARC Display
The
Simpsons
and
their
mathematical
secrets
/ Simon Singh.
by
Singh, Simon
Bloomsbury USA, 2013.
Call #:
510 S617s
Subjects
Simpsons
(Television program) -- Miscellanea.
Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
ISBN:
9781620402771 (hardback)
1620402777 (hardback)
Alternate title:
Simpsons
&
their
mathematical
secrets
.
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (page 235) and index.
Contents:
The truth about the
Simpsons
-- Bart the genius -- Are you [pi]-curious? -- Homer's last theorem -- The puzzle of
mathematical
humor -- Six degrees of separation -- Lisa Simpson, queen of stats and bats -- Galgebra and galgorithms -- A prime-time show -- To infintity and beyond -- The scarecrow theorem -- Freeze-frame mathematics -- Another slice of [pi] -- Homer3 -- The birth of Futurama -- 1,729 and a romantic incident -- A one-sided story -- The Futurama Theorem -- E[pi]logue -- Appendix 1. The sabermetrics approach in soccer -- Appendix 2. Making sense of Euler's equation -- Appendix 3. Dr. Keeler's recipe for the sum of squares -- Appendix 4. Fractals and fractional dimensions -- Appendix 5. Keeler's theorem.
Summary:
"Simon Singh, author of the bestsellers Fermat's Enigma, The Code Book, and The Big Bang, offers fascinating new insights into the celebrated television series The
Simpsons
: That the show drip-feeds morsels of number theory into the minds of its viewers--indeed, that there are so many
mathematical
references in the show, and in its sister program, Futurama, that they could form the basis of an entire university course. Recounting memorable episodes from "Bart the Genius" to "Homer3," Singh brings alive intriguing and meaningful
mathematical
concepts--ranging from the mathematics of pi and the paradox of infinity to the origin of numbers and the most profound outstanding problems that haunt today's generation of mathematicians. In the process, he illuminates key moments in the history of mathematics, and introduces us to The
Simpsons
' brilliant writing team--the likes of David X. Cohen, Al Jean, Jeff Westbrook, and Stewart Burns, all of whom have various advanced degrees in mathematics, physics, and other sciences. Based on interviews with the writers of The
Simpsons
and replete with images from the shows, facsimiles of scripts, paintings and drawings, and other imagery, The
Simpsons
and
Their
Mathematical
Secrets
will give anyone who reads it an entirely new insight into the most successful show in television history"--Provided by publisher.
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