Matt Parker
Author
Language
English
Description
"This tour of real-world mathematical disasters reveals the importance of math in everyday life. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the ways math trips us up." --
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
A mathematician and comedian offers games, puzzles, and hands-on activities to help those with a fear of math understand and enjoy the logical tools and abstract concepts of the subject normally only accessible at college-level study.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly less bad at pool. Triangles underpin our day-to-day lives and civilization as we know it. Matt Parker argues we should all show a lot more love for triangles, along with all the useful trigonometry and geometry they enable. To prove his point, he uses triangles...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
All ten episodes from South Park's incredible 22nd season are packed into this exclusive two-disc set. Join Cartman, Kenny, Stan, and Kyle as they have a memorable Halloween, get super cereal with Al Gore, and try to win the top prize in the town's bike parade. For them, it's all part of growing up in South Park!
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
The boys show their respect for Caitlyn Jenner when a new principal makes them atone for a history of prejudice. PC Principal travels around the world, destroying gentrifying districts. The town of South Park arms itself just as the gun show comes into town, Jimmy is held captive by Nathan, Kyle protects Leslie and the final showdown will start.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A group of heroic figures span the globe protecting democracy and freedom against terrorism. Learning that power hungry North Korea dictator Kim Jong Il is out to destroy the world, the team recuits Broadway star Gary Johnston to go undercover as a terrorist. With the help of Team America, Gary manages to slip into an arms dealer's hideout to uncover the plan to destroy the world. Will Team America be able to stop the dictator's peace conference,...
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
"All fourteen episodes from South Park's out-of-control eighth season are now available for the first time in this exclusive 3-disc collector's set. Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman find themselves in the middle of hot-button political issues and celebrity shenanigans. Season Eight is capped off with a very special Christmas episode done in the way only South Park does Christmas! For these four boys, it's all part of growing up in South Park!"--Container....
Series
Publisher
Comedy Central
Pub. Date
2000-1999.
Language
English
Description
Chef loses a court battle over a song, and some of his very famous friends in the music business come to his aid. The chef is getting married and the boys are upset. The school choir travels to Costa Rica to try to save the rain forest. When their guide is killed, the choir director must lead the way out of the rainforest.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Join Stan, Kyle, Cartman, and Kenny in South Park's historic 25th season as they correct a long-held misconception about one of their classmates, deal with moody teenagers, and celebrate Pajama Day at South Park Elementary. For them, it's all part of growing up in South Park!
Publisher
Rhino Home Video
Pub. Date
[©1998]
Language
English
Description
Starvin' Marvin: South Park is at the mercy of genetically altered turkeys gone bad. While trying to get a free promotional digital sports watch, the kids end up contacting an organization that helps starving children in Africa. Tom's Rhinoplasty: It's almost Valentine's Day and love is in the air at South Park Elementary School. Mr. Garrison deserts the class for a visit to Tom's Rhinoplasty. Stan, Kyle, Cartman and Kenny all compete for the attentions...
Publisher
Rhino Home Video
Pub. Date
[©1998]
Language
English
Description
An elephant makes love to a pig: When Kyle's mail-order elephant gets to be too big to take on the school bus, the boys get a great idea-- they decide to genetically cross breed the elephant with Cartman's potbellied pig, Fluffy, to make potbellied elephants! Death: At his grandfather's 102nd birthday, Stan is faced with a moral dilemma-- Grandpa's sole birthday wish is for Stan to be the assistant in his assisted suicide. Pinkeye: Trick or Treat...
Publisher
Rhino Home Video
Pub. Date
[©1998]
Language
English
Description
Cartman gets an anal probe: Alien visitors wreck havoc in South Park when they kidnap Kyle's little brother, Ike, mutilate dozens of innocent cows, and give Eric Cartman an anal probe. Volcano: When Stan's Uncle Jimbo and his Vietnam buddy, Ned, take the boys on a weekend trip to experience the finer points of camping, fishing and blowing animals to smithereens, an erupting volcano endangers the boy's excursion and the entire town of South Park as...
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Stan, Kyle, Kenny and Cartman are third graders who continue to have weird things happen to them. Includes such incidents as Big Gay Al being fired as a scout master. A cult led by magician David Blaine brainwashes the kids. Cartman seeks revenge on an eighth grader. The boys want to help the children of Afghanistan and end up taking on the Taliban.