The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets

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A&C Black, Jan 1, 2013 - Mathematics - 253 pages
From 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
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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

To Infinity and Beyond
104
The Scarecrow Theorem
114
online Resources 235
235
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Simon Singh received his PhD in particle physics from the University of Cambridge. A former BBC producer and BAFTA Award-winning documentary director, he is the author of the bestselling Fermat's Last Theorem. His bestseller The Code Book was the basis for the Channel 4 series The Science of Secrecy and his third book, Big Bang, was also a bestseller. He lives in London.

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