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The Mathematics of the Simpsons

The Mathematics of the Simpsons. Dave Ebert dde@oregon.k12.wi.us www.oregonsd.com/webpages/debert. The Simpsons . The longest-running scripted show in television history, starting in December, 1989 February 2012 – the 500 th episode 27 Emmy Awards

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The Mathematics of the Simpsons

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  1. The Mathematics of the Simpsons Dave Ebert dde@oregon.k12.wi.us www.oregonsd.com/webpages/debert

  2. The Simpsons • The longest-running scripted show in television history, starting in December, 1989 • February 2012 – the 500th episode • 27 Emmy Awards • Five U.S. postage stamps • Time Magazine named The Simpsons the “Best Show of the 20th Century”

  3. J. Stewart Burns • Bachelor’s degree in mathematics from Harvard • Senior thesis on The Structure of Group Algebras • Master’s degree in mathematics from UC Berkeley

  4. David S. Cohen (David X. Cohen) • Member, New Jersey high school state champion mathematics team • Bachelor’s degree (magna cum laude) in physics from Harvard • Master’s degree in computer science from UC Berkeley • Published in Discrete Applied Mathematics • Still belongs to a math club

  5. Al Jean • Bachelor’s degree (cum laude) in mathematics from Harvard • Current executive producer and head writer of The Simpsons

  6. Ken Keeler • Bachelor’s degree (summa cum laude) and PhD in applied mathematics from Harvard • Doctoral thesis: Map Representations and Optimal Encoding for Image Segmentation • Published in Discrete Applied Mathematics

  7. Jeff Westbrook • Bachelor’s degree in physics and the history of science and PhD in computer science from Princeton • Doctoral thesis: Algorithms and Data Structures for Dynamic Graph Algorithms • Associate professor at Yale • Published in Discrete Applied Mathematics

  8. The Pythagorean Theorem?

  9. The Pythagorean Theorem?

  10. Pi

  11. Geometry

  12. Fermat’s Last Theorem an + bn = cn No integers a, b, and c can satisfy this equation for any n greater than 2.

  13. 178212 + 184112 = 192212 398712 + 436512 = 447212

  14. Derivatives

  15. The Mathematics of the Simpsons Dave Ebert dde@oregon.k12.wi.us www.oregonsd.com/webpages/debert

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