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Math in the movies

Math in the movies. By Chris Hill. Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. The number 42. http:// www.impawards.com/2005/posters/hitchhikers_guide_to_the_galaxy.jpg. 42. The number 42 is a positive number that follows 41 and is followed by 43.

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Math in the movies

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  1. Math in the movies By Chris Hill

  2. Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy • The number 42. http://www.impawards.com/2005/posters/hitchhikers_guide_to_the_galaxy.jpg

  3. 42 The number 42 is a positive number that follows 41 and is followed by 43. In the movie Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy the number 42 was the answer to the ultimate question about life, the universe, and everything. The number 42 may be the worlds longest riddle because in the book “Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy” the ultimate question was brought up in the first volume but was not answered till the final page of the fifth.

  4. Jurassic Park • Chaos Theory http://www.impawards.com/1997/posters/lost_world_jurassic_park_ver2.jpg

  5. http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/swf/jurassicparc.htmlhttp://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/swf/jurassicparc.html

  6. Chaos Theory Chaos Theory is about finding the underlying pattern beneath all of the chaos that can not be avoided. When you get findings for an experiment or measurement they will never come out exactly the same, you can’t measure to the hundredth of an inch.

  7. Back to the Future part 3 • A googolplex http://www.soundtrackcollector.com/images/movie/large/Back_to_the_future_III.jpg

  8. The Almighty Googolplex A googolplex is the name for the number 10 100 . 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

  9. 21 • Counting Cards http://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Twenty_One_21/21_movie_poster_onesheet_-_collider.com.jpg

  10. Counting cards Start your count at zero then add or subtract depending on the numbers that are reveled. For numbers between 2 and 6 you add 1 to your count, add nothing for 7 through 9, and subtract one for 10 through ace. When you have a high count bet high, and bet low for a low count. Counting cards is not illegal but if you’re caught you may be invited in to the back for a back room beating.

  11. October Sky • Free fall differential equations as used in rocketry http://www.markgerber.com/images/october_sky.jpg

  12. differential equations used in Rocketry A relation that contains one function of an independent variable and one or more derivatives. XYDy/Dx=(5+Y 2) Rate of change in velocity with respect to t A=dv/dt Rate of change in displacement with respect to time A=d2s/dt2

  13. Old School • Harriot's method of solving cubes http://images.rottentomatoes.com/images/movie/gallery/1120655/OldSchool-photo_06_hires.jpg

  14. http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/swf/old_school_test.htmlhttp://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/swf/old_school_test.html

  15. Harriot's method of solving cubes A system pioneered by Thomas Harriot of higher into lower order equations by setting them equal to zero. His discovery even though very elementary was very important He discovered that if in an equation if x=b,x=c, and x=d then (x-b)(x-c)(x-d)=0 http://www.gap-system.org/~history/PictDisplay/Harriot.html

  16. "42 (number)." wikipedia 18 May 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_(number)>. • "Chaos Theory: A Brief Introduction." IMHO In My Humble Opinion 18 May 2009 <http://www.imho.com/grae/chaos/chaos.html>. • "The Almighty Googolplex." procrastinators.org 18 May 2009 <http://www.procrastinators.org/oldsite/googolplex.html>. • Powell, michael. Forbididden Knowledge. avon, MA: F and w Publication, 2007. • Zorba . "Ordinary Differential Equations." ZuluNotes 19 May 2009 <http://zulunotes.com/wiki/index.php/Ordinary_Differential_Equations#Applications_to_Power.2C_Time.2C_Forces_or_>. • "The Yale Journal of Criticism." project muse 19 May 2009 <http://muse.jhu.edu/login?uri=/journals/yale_journal_of_criticism/v016/16.2booth.html>. • J J O'Connor , . "Quadratic, cubic and quartic equations." 19 May 2009 <http://www.gap-system.org/~history/HistTopics/Quadratic_etc_equations.html>.

  17. The End http://karthik82.com/cimg/2009_02_21-best_movies_of_2008-400.jpg http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.cs.utah.edu/~draperg/cartoons/physics122.png&imgrefurl=http://www.cs.utah.edu/~draperg/cartoons/physics122.html&usg=__1c9suZyejrZF69xd1FE3S_KjxbQ=&h=481&w=356&sz=35&hl=en&start=2&um=1&tbnid=K1srsYd3omck-M:&tbnh=129&tbnw=95&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dfunny%2Bcalculus%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Dactive%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26um%3D1

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