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• Title:The Simpsons and their mathematical secrets / Simon Singh.
  
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• Author/Creator:Singh, Simon, author.
  
• Published/Created:New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2013.
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: QA99 .S48 2013
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Mathematics--Miscellanea.
  
• Subject(s):Simpsons (Television program)--Miscellanea.
  
• Genre/Form:Trivia and miscellanea.
  
• Edition:First U.S. Edition.
  
• Description:viii, 253 pages ; 25 cm
  
• 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.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781620402771 (hardback)
  1620402777 (hardback)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: ch. 0 Truth About The Simpsons
  ch. 1 Bart the Genius
  ch. 2 Are You π-Curious?
  ch. 3 Homer's Last Theorem
  ch. 4 Puzzle Of Mathematical Humor
  Examination I
  ch. 5 Sex Degrees Of Separation
  ch. 6 Lisa Simpson, Queen of Stats And Bats
  ch. 7 Galgebra And Galgorithms
  Examination II
  ch. 8 Prime-Time Show
  ch. 9 To Infinity And Beyond
  ch. 10 Scarecrow Theorem
  Examination III
  ch. 11 Freeze-Frame Mathematics
  ch. 12 Another Slice Of π
  ch. 13 Homoer3
  Examination IV
  ch. 14 Birth Of Futurama
  ch. 15 1,729 And A Romantic Incident
  ch. 16 One-Sided Story
  ch. 17 Futurama Theorem
  Examination V.