Math Bytes: Google Bombs, Chocolate-Covered Pi, and Other Cool Bits in Computing

An inviting collection of fun, hands-on applications in mathematics and computing

This book provides a fun, hands-on approach to learning how mathematics and computing relate to the world around us and help us to better understand it. How can reposting on Twitter kill a movie's opening weekend? How can you use mathematics to find your celebrity look-alike? What is Homer Simpson’s method for disproving Fermat’s Last Theorem? Each topic in this refreshingly inviting book illustrates a famous m...