Math Goes to the Movies
Author:   Burkard Polster (Monash University) ,  Marty Ross
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:  

9781421404844


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   26 October 2012
Recommended Age:   From 17
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Burkard Polster (Monash University) ,  Marty Ross
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9781421404844


ISBN 10:   1421404842
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   26 October 2012
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Part I: Movies 1. Good Math Hunting 2. The Clever Hand Behind A Beautiful Mind 3. Escalante Stands and Delivers 4. The Annotated Pi Files 5. Nitpicking in Mathmagic Land 6. Escape from the Cube 7. The Incredible Shrinking Room 8. Murder in the Hot House 9. A Word problem for Die Hards 10. 7x13=28 11. One Mirror Has two Faces, Two Mirrors Have... 12. It's My Turn for Some Serious Mathematics Part II: Mathematics 13. Beautiful Math, or Better off Dead 14. Pythagroas and Fermat at the Movies 15. Survival in the Fourth Dimension 16. To Infinity, and Beyond! 17. Problem Corner 18. Money-Back Bloopers 19. The Funny Files Part III: Lists 20. People Lists 21. Topics Lists Movie Index

Reviews

Written in a breezy, humours style. If you like math and movies and are looking for a fun read, check it out. -- David Joyner MAA Reviews 2012


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 2012 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 2012


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 2012 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 2012 Math Goes to the Movies is a wonderful read. -- Richard J. Wilders MAA Reviews 2012 Movie and television aficionados who have a mathematics background will enjoy this book. CHOICE 2013 Math Goes to the Movies comes packed with math and film insights alike, and is recommended for a wide audience. Midwest Book Review 2012


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 2012 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 2012 Math Goes to the Movies is a wonderful read. -- Richard J. Wilders MAA Reviews 2012


Author Information

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.

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