The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets

English language

Published July 15, 2013 by Bloomsbury.

ISBN:
978-1-62040-277-1
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The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets is a 2013 book by Simon Singh, which is based on the premise that "many of the writers of The Simpsons are deeply in love with numbers, and their ultimate desire is to drip-feed morsels of mathematics into the subconscious minds of viewers".The book compiles all the mathematical references used throughout the show's run, and analyzes them in detail. Rather than just explaining the mathematical concepts in the context of how they relate to the relevant episodes of The Simpsons, Singh "uses them as a starting point for lively discussions of mathematical topics, anecdotes and history".

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I'm both a math junkie and fan of the Simpsons. Singh's book is generally excellent and well written and covers a broad range of mathematical areas. I'm a major fan of his book [b:Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe|131304|Big Bang The Origin of the Universe|Simon Singh|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1440656279s/131304.jpg|1608124], but find myself wanting much more from this effort. Much of my problem stems from my very deep knowledge of math and its history as well as having read most of the vignettes covered here in other general popular texts multiple times. Fortunately most readers won't suffer from this and will hopefully find some interesting tidbits both about the Simpsons and math here to whet their appetites.

There were several spots at which I felt that Singh stretched a bit too far in attempting to tie the Simpsons to "mathematics" and possibly worse, several spots where he took deliberate detours into tangential subjects …

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