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Simon Singh: The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets (2013)

The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets is a 2013 book by Simon Singh, which is …

Review of 'The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets' on 'Goodreads'

This very quick read is neither complete (there are websites for that, referenced in the introduction) nor comprehensive (it can be sold to those without a math PhD). It was enjoyable.

Each chapter starts with a reference or three from the Simpsons (and later Futurama) then moves forward to explore the mathematical concept referenced (from Pi and Fermat to Topologies and Klein Bottles, with a side trip into Bill James and Erdos/Bacon Numbers). The explorations are necessarily brief. Singh also introduces the reason for all this math - the nerdy writers of both shows.