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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
3.5 stars
Very well written for a broad audience (of Simpson’s fans, or at least fans of the old episodes). Readers with a more mathematical background will not necessarily learn something new on the mathematics side - but the anecdotes from the Simpson’s writers’ room are still quite entertaining.
Very well written for a broad audience (of Simpson’s fans, or at least fans of the old episodes). Readers with a more mathematical background will not necessarily learn something new on the mathematics side - but the anecdotes from the Simpson’s writers’ room are still quite entertaining.
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This was a fun book, a dive into the mathematics and the genius of The Simpsons and Futurama. They don't have to be great at mathematics to get some laughs and learn something from this. Bunch of nerds
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Great concept, mediocre execution. If the target audience is Simpsons fans (of which I am), then the explanations of core scenes (such as couch gags) and character descriptions (such as that of Barney) are unnecessary. If the target audience is mathematicians, the repeated explanations of core concepts (such as prime numbers) are unnecessary. Overall, the repeated mentions to the writers’ credentials and publications were also unnecessary. I also noticed one glaring mathematical error (and my math knowledge is limited) which makes me question some of the higher level math explanations.
The section on Futurama could have been its own book - it’s not part of the Simpsons universe so it doesn’t seem to belong in a book about the Simpsons.
The section on Futurama could have been its own book - it’s not part of the Simpsons universe so it doesn’t seem to belong in a book about the Simpsons.
Ein (ganz) gutes Buch über mathematische Witze und Anspielungen und ihre Hintergründe in der Zeichentrickserie "Die Simpsons". Es ist interessant zu erfahren, auf wen die mathematischen Beiträge zurück gehen und wie sie in die Serie gekommen sind. Etwas übertrieben ist dabei aber die Aufmerksamkeit, die akademischen Ausbildungen und Titeln der Autoren beigemessen wird. Das Buch ist nicht wirklich schlecht, aber es bleibt das Gefühl, dass bei diesem Thema "mehr drin" gewesen wäre.