The Simpsons and Their Mathematical SecretsFrom bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, a must-have for number lovers and Simpsons fans |
Contents
The Truth About The Simpsons | 1 |
Are you πCurious? | 17 |
Homers Last Theorem | 26 |
The Puzzle of Mathematical Humor | 38 |
Six Degrees of Separation | 54 |
Lisa Simpson Queen of Stats and Bats | 63 |
Galgebra and Galgorithms | 78 |
88 | 88 |
Another Slice of π | 140 |
Homer3 | 151 |
The Birth of Futurama | 166 |
1729 and a Romantic Incident | 180 |
A OneSided Story | 193 |
The Futurama Theorem | 203 |
The Sabermetrics Approach in Soccer | 221 |
Fractals and Fractional Dimensions | 227 |
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