MathFiction: The Case of the Murdered Mathematician (Julia Barnes / Kathy Ivey)

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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The Case of the Murdered Mathematician (2001)

Julia Barnes / Kathy Ivey
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This story is actually a fictionalized account of the "Murder Mystery" game played by the MAA Student Mathematics Club at Western Carolina University. Clues provide insight into possible motivations for the murder (including the pressure to publish) and also practice mathematical skills such as using parametrized curves in a three dimensional coordinate system.

Published in the September 2001 issue of Math Horizons.

More information about this work can be found at www.mathcs.carleton.edu.
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Mathematical Content:
3/5 (1 votes)

Literary Quality:
2/5 (1 votes)

Categories:

Genre	Mystery, Didactic,
Motif
Topic	Geometry/Topology/Trigonometry,
Medium	Short Stories,

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