The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
From bestselling author of Fermat's Last Theorem, a must-have for number lovers and Simpsons fans<BR><BR>'An entertaining picture of the insanely high-minded nature of the Simpsons' writers' Sunday Times<BR>'A valuable, entertaining book that, above all, celebrates a supremely funny, sophisticated show' Financial Times<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR> 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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