{"product_id":"math-goes-to-the-movies-burkard-polster-9781421404844","title":"Math Goes to the Movies","description":"\u003cp\u003eMel 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMath Goes to the Movies\u003c\/i\u003e is based on the authors' own collection of more than 700 mathematical movies and their many years using movie clips to inject moments of fun into their courses. With more than 200 illustrations, many of them screenshots from the movies themselves, this book provides an inviting way to explore math, featuring such movies as: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003ci\u003eGood Will Hunting\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eA Beautiful Mind\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eStand and Deliver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003ePi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eDie Hard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ci\u003eThe Mirror Has Two Faces\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors use these iconic movies to introduce and explain important and famous mathematical ideas: higher dimensions, the golden ratio, infinity, and much more. Not all math in movies makes sense, however, and Polster and Ross talk about Hollywood's most absurd blunders and outrageous mathematical scenes. Interviews with mathematical consultants to movies round out this engaging journey into the realm of cinematic mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating behind-the-scenes look at movie math shows how fun and illuminating equations can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Burkard Polster, Marty Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421404842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421404844\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/09\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.14w x 0.87d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2013","brand":"Burkard Polster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079124381951,"sku":"9781421404844","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43e51c95-50f8-46b9-b30a-230a87822728.jpg?v=1685479433","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/math-goes-to-the-movies-burkard-polster-9781421404844","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}