The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
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Ratings9
Average rating3.6
You may have watched hundreds of episodes of The Simpsons (and its sister show Futurama) without ever realising that they contain enough maths to form an entire university course. In The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets, Simon Singh explains how the brilliant writers, some of the mathematicians, have smuggled in mathematical jokes throughout the cartoon's twenty-five year history, exploring everything from to Mersenne primes, from Euler's equation to the unsolved riddle of P vs. NP, from perfect numbers to narcissistic numbers, and much more. With wit, clarity and a true fan's zeal, Singh analyses such memorable episodes as 'Bart the Genius' and 'Homer3' to offer an entirely new insight into the most successful show in television history.
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An interesting read on mathematical references in the Simpsons and Futurama.
This book was okay. It's written very accessibly, which unfortunately makes it very slow if you have some level of familiarity with the underlying concepts. It feels like a watered down Mathologer video compilation, but it does touch on some really neat stuff.
