MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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After Math (2013)
Denise Grover Swank
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This is a young adult novel about a college math major, a typical nerd with some apparent neuroses, who learns to be much more "normal" when she is forced to tutor a popular male soccer player.

Thanks to my student, Madeline Goodman, for bringing this book to my attention.

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Categories:
Genre
MotifAnti-social Mathematicians, Insanity, Female Mathematicians, Romance, Math Education,
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MediumNovels,

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Exciting News: The total number of works of mathematical fiction listed in this database recently reached a milestone. The 1,500th entry is The Man of Forty Crowns by Voltaire. Thanks to Vijay Fafat for writing the summary of that work (and so many others). I am also grateful to everyone who has contributed to this website. Heck, I'm grateful to everyone who visited the site. Thank you!

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