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Mathematics in Popular Culture: Essays on Appearances in Film, Fiction, Games, Television and Other Media

Mathematics in Popular Culture: Essays on Appearances in Film, Fiction, Games, Television and Other Media


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Although mathematics has long been considered an arcane, inaccessible discipline, it has maintained a surprising presence in popular media for over a century. In recent years, the movies Good Will Hunting, A Beautiful Mind, and Stand and Deliver, the stage plays Breaking the Code and Proof, the novella Flatland, and the hugely successful TV crime series NUMB3RS all weave mathematics prominently into their storylines. Less obvious but pivotal references to the subject appear in the blockbuster TV show Lost, the cult movie The Princess Bride, and even Tolstoy's War and Peace. In this compendium, contributors consider the role of math in everything from blockbuster films, baseball, crossword puzzles, fantasy role-playing games, and television shows to science fiction tales, award-winning plays, and classic works of literature. Revealing the broad range of intersections between mathematics and mainstream culture, this collection demonstrates that even ""mass entertainment"" can have a hidden depth.

About the Author :
Jessica K. Sklar is an associate professor of mathematics at Pacific Lutheran University, and has published both in the field of non-commutative ring theory and in the more readily accessible field of recreational mathematics. |Elizabeth S. Sklar is Professor Emerita at Wayne State University, where she specialised in Old and Middle English Language and Literature. She has published extensively in the fields of modern and medieval Arthurian legend.

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"a fun read, accessible to all...recommended"-Choice; "I was fascinated by the facts"-AWM Newsletter.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780786449781
  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Essays on Appearances in Film, Fiction, Games, Television and Other Media
  • ISBN-10: 0786449780
  • Publisher Date: 14 Mar 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • No of Pages: 353
  • Returnable: Y


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