Re:Math in Fiction – over 1000 short stories involving math ...
by bgilroy26 on Sunday January 20, 2013 @02:15PM
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Have you ever checked out any of Paul Nahin's books? You might like those.
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Re:Math in Fiction – over 1000 short stories involving math ...
by alok-g on Sunday January 20, 2013 @03:14PM
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Any specific one you would recommend?
Most of the ones below seem somewhat too basic for me.
Re:Math in Fiction – over 1000 short stories involving math ...
by bgilroy26 on Monday January 21, 2013 @10:56AM
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I read An Imaginary Tale and liked it. That being said, I have more enthusiasm than ability when it comes to maths. You might very well be beyond these books.
In university libraries you can sort of pick out narrative/casual books in the math section by working off of the form factor. If you pull out books with a novel-like size and shape and read the backs you might find ones that are the right mix for you.
One last clue is that publishing houses like Springer will put out series of more narrative or casual works from time to time. Best of luck!