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| Title | : | The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets |
| Author | : | Simon Singh |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 253 pages |
| Published | : | October 29th 2013 by Bloomsbury USA (first published 2013) |
| Categories | : | Nonfiction. Science. Mathematics |
Simon Singh
Hardcover | Pages: 253 pages Rating: 3.87 | 4696 Users | 494 Reviews
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You may have watched hundreds of episodes of The Simpsons (and its sister show Futurama) without ever realizing that cleverly embedded in many plots are subtle references to mathematics, ranging from well-known equations to cutting-edge theorems and conjectures. That they exist, Simon Singh reveals, underscores the brilliance of the shows' writers, many of whom have advanced degrees in mathematics in addition to their unparalleled sense of humor.While recounting memorable episodes such as “Bart the Genius” and “Homer3,” Singh weaves in mathematical stories that explore everything from p to Mersenne primes, Euler's equation to the unsolved riddle of P v. NP; from perfect numbers to narcissistic numbers, infinity to even bigger infinities, and much more. Along the way, Singh meets members of The Simpsons' brilliant writing team-among them David X. Cohen, Al Jean, Jeff Westbrook, and Mike Reiss-whose love of arcane mathematics becomes clear as they reveal the stories behind the episodes.
With wit and clarity, displaying a true fan's zeal, and replete with images from the shows, photographs of the writers, and diagrams and proofs, The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets offers an entirely new insight into the most successful show in television history.
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| ISBN: | 1620402777 (ISBN13: 9781620402771) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.87 From 4696 Users | 494 ReviewsArticle Epithetical Books The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
I love Maths and I really enjoyed other books by Simon Singh, but this book feels incoherent throughout. I kept thinking that this is the kind of book you'd have on a shelf by a toilet - something to glance at for a couple of minutes and then get on with your day. The stories don't flow well together, and it feels like he is racing to get every single mathematical (and some physics) nods that has ever happened in the Simpsons (and Futurama).Not a book to sit and read, but OK to flick through ifThis is a book that requires one to both like the Simpsons and math. The secrets are well hidden in the show, and sometimes a bit convoluted for the average Simpsons viewer. The math, after all, isn't the starring attraction of any prime-time show - let alone an animated comedic one. So someone grabbing this book hoping for low brow laughs will be disappointed. But for those, like me, that love science, math, bad puns, and clever animation, this was a fun read. Many of the writers for the
While my obsession with the Simpson's has waned over the years this book is a reminder of what made me unwittingly fall in love with this show. The author's obsession with the show makes me feel/look like an amateur. ;-)Simon Singh does a fantastic job (the book reads like he thoroughly enjoyed it too) of uncovering gems from this show. From the "Treehouse of Horror VI" Calculus joke (yeah I completely missed this one!) to the very famous Fermat's last theorem. It you are interested in
A rather scattershot book about some interesting bits of mathematics and the simpsons. Many of the simpsons writers have mathematics backgrounds. It is kind of fun to see some of the mathematical jokes incorporated and the math is cool but anyone who has a math background has seen much of it before but it could be entertaining to a simpsons fan who doesn't know about the math references hidden among popular culture references.
This is a book that requires one to both like the Simpsons and math. The secrets are well hidden in the show, and sometimes a bit convoluted for the average Simpsons viewer. The math, after all, isn't the starring attraction of any prime-time show - let alone an animated comedic one. So someone grabbing this book hoping for low brow laughs will be disappointed. But for those, like me, that love science, math, bad puns, and clever animation, this was a fun read. Many of the writers for the
Who'd have thought that a family based cartoon series would have so many maths links, but it turns out the Simpsons does. A significant number of the script writers on the Simpsons have some form of maths or science background, and arrived at the studios having either dropped out or after post doc studies.In this book Singh introduces us to them, and some of their backgrounds, as well as outlining many of the ways that they have sneaked maths puzzles and jokes into the scripts and illustrations.
Nice "timepass read". I haven't watched too much of the Simpsons, but that didn't prevent me from enjoying this book. Most of it was a sort of "revision" for me, having come across the mathematical concepts at some time or the other in high school / college.
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