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

by Richard Kaczynski, Elizabeth S. Sklar, Jessica K. Sklar

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786449780
• ISBN13: 9780786449781
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 353 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.9" x 9.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher