MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Forever Changes (2008)
Brendan Halpin
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A very somber novel written for young adults about a mathematically talented teenager with cystic fibrosis. Her math teacher helps comfort her by making an analogy between the important role of the infinitesimals in calculus and the importance of even a short life.

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Works Similar to Forever Changes
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. Infinitely Near by Anthony Cristiano
  2. The Secret Integration by Thomas Pynchon
  3. The Limit of Delta Y Over Delta X by Richard Cumyn
  4. Mean Girls by Tina Fey (screenplay) / Mark S. Waters (director)
  5. The Infinite Tides by Christian Kiefer
  6. Monster's Proof by Richard Lewis
  7. Nothing but the Truth (and a few white lies) by Justina Chen Headley
  8. Do the Math #2: The Writing on the Wall by Wendy Lichtman
  9. The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods by Ann Cameron
  10. Do the Math: Secrets, Lies, and Algebra by Wendy Lichtman
Ratings for Forever Changes:
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Mathematical Content:
3/5 (1 votes)
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Literary Quality:
3/5 (1 votes)
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Categories:
GenreYoung Adult,
MotifFemale Mathematicians, Math Education,
TopicAnalysis/Calculus/Differential,
MediumNovels,

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Exciting News: The 1,600th entry was recently added to this database of mathematical fiction! Also, for those of you interested in non-fictional math books let me (shamelessly) plug the recent release of the second edition of my soliton theory textbook.

(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)