Mathematics in Popular Culture: Essays on Appearances in Film, Fiction, Games, Television and Other Media by Jessica K. Sklar (PDF)

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Mathematics 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 television 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 collection of new essays, contributors consider the role of math in everything from 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.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “a fun read, accessible to all…recommended”―Choice; “I was fascinated by the facts”―AWM Newsletter. About the Author Jessica K. Sklar, an associate professor of mathematics at Pacific Lutheran University, has published in the field of noncommutative ring theory and in the more readily accessible field of recreational mathematics.Elizabeth S. Sklar, a professor emerita at Wayne State University, specializes in Old and Middle English language and literature. She has published extensively in the fields of modern and medieval Arthurian legend.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐youch! what a price on this book! $42.75??? also, it seems more of a college textbook than light reading. I assumed a tv show like The Big Bang Theory would be included in these essays, and I wasn’t even familiar with some of the tv shows, movies and books in this collection. I recommend you check the table of contents to make sure you know and are familiar with the tv shows, movies and books covered before you buy.

⭐This is a collection of essays written by mathematicians and literature and social sciences scholars on how mathematics and mathematicians are represented in a great variety and popular media including movies, games, and the literary arts, among others. It was quite a treat to read.

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