Mathematics in Popular Culture - by Jessica K Sklar & Elizabeth S Sklar (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"In this compendium, contributors consider the role of math in 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. "--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Mathematics has maintained a surprising presence in popular media for over a century. In recent years, the movies <i>Good Will Hunting, A Beautiful Mind</i>, and <i>Stand and Deliver</i>, the stage plays <i>Breaking the Code</i> and <i>Proof</i>, the novella <i>Flatland</i> and the hugely successful television crime series <i>NUMB3RS</i> all weave mathematics prominently into their storylines. Less obvious but pivotal references to the subject appear in the blockbuster TV show <i>Lost</i>, the cult movie <i>The Princess Bride</i>, and even Tolstoy's <i>War and Peace</i>. 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"a fun read, accessible to all...recommended"--<i>Choice</i>; "I was fascinated by the facts"--<i>AWM Newsletter</i>.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Jessica K. Sklar</b>, 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. <b></b><b>Elizabeth S. Sklar</b>, 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.
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