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The Mathematics of "Star Trek"--An Honors Colloquium
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Karls, Michael A. – PRIMUS, 2011
After the success of a course on cryptography for a general audience, based on Simon Singh's "The Code Book" [49], I decided to try again and create a mathematics course for a general audience based on "The Physics of Star Trek" by Lawrence Krauss [32]. This article looks at the challenges of designing a physics-based mathematics course "from…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Curriculum Development, Physics, Science Fiction
Klein's Beer: "Futurama" Comedy and Writers in the Classroom
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Greenwald, Sarah J. – PRIMUS, 2007
Here we explore the educational implications of classroom activities related to the backgrounds and motivations of talented Hollywood comedy writers and the mathematical moments they created for the Emmy Award-winning animated sitcom "Futurama." (Contains 6 figures.)
Descriptors: Comedy, Popular Culture, Number Concepts, Mathematics Instruction