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Math Goes to the Movies
Burkard Polster
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Description for Math Goes to the Movies
Paperback. This fascinating behind-the-scenes look at movie math shows how fun and illuminating equations can be. Num Pages: 304 pages, 155, 97 black & white halftones, 58 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: APF; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 522.
Mel Gibson teaching Euclidean geometry, Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins acting out Zeno's paradox, Michael Jackson proving in three different ways that 7 x 13 = 28. These are just a few of the intriguing mathematical snippets that occur in hundreds of movies. Burkard Polster and Marty Ross pored through the cinematic calculus to create this thorough and entertaining survey of the quirky, fun, and beautiful mathematics to be found on the big screen. "Math Goes to the Movies" is based on the authors' own collection of more than 700 mathematical movies and their many years using movie clips to ... Read more
Mel Gibson teaching Euclidean geometry, Meg Ryan and Tim Robbins acting out Zeno's paradox, Michael Jackson proving in three different ways that 7 x 13 = 28. These are just a few of the intriguing mathematical snippets that occur in hundreds of movies. Burkard Polster and Marty Ross pored through the cinematic calculus to create this thorough and entertaining survey of the quirky, fun, and beautiful mathematics to be found on the big screen. "Math Goes to the Movies" is based on the authors' own collection of more than 700 mathematical movies and their many years using movie clips to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
521g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421404844
SKU
V9781421404844
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Ref
99-50
About Burkard Polster
Burkard Polster is an associate professor of mathematics at Monash University and author of A Geometrical Picture Book and The Mathematics of Juggling. Marty Ross, together with Polster, writes Maths Masters, a weekly column published in Australia's Age newspaper, featuring fascinating and playful discussions of a wide range of mathematical topics.
Reviews for Math Goes to the Movies
Written in a breezy, humorous style. If you like math and movies and are looking for a fun read, check it out.
David Joyner MAA Reviews [A] thorough and entertaining survey... This behind-the-scenes look at movie math shows how fun and illuminating equations can be. Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin Math Goes to the Movies is a wonderful read. ... Read more
David Joyner MAA Reviews [A] thorough and entertaining survey... This behind-the-scenes look at movie math shows how fun and illuminating equations can be. Lunar and Planetary Information Bulletin Math Goes to the Movies is a wonderful read. ... Read more