MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

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The Square Root of Murder (2002)
Paul Zindel
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A murder mystery written for a middle school aged audience in which a calculus professor is found pinned to a chalk board by a bolt fired from a crossbow. A formula on the board turns out to be an essential clue (though it involves only elementary arithmetic).

This novel for young readers should not be confused with the adult mystery novel with the same title by Ada Madison.

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Works Similar to The Square Root of Murder
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. The Witch of Agnesi by Robert Spiller
  2. The Square Root of Murder by Ada Madison
  3. A Calculated Demise by Robert Spiller
  4. Mattemorden by Alexander Barth / Gustav Öhman Spjuth
  5. Claudia and the Middle School Mystery (Baby-sitters Club) by Ann Martin
  6. The Wright 3 by Blue Balliet
  7. The Unknowns: A Mystery by Benedict Carey
  8. Nearly Gone by Elle Cosimano
  9. Sophie Simon Solves them All by Lisa Graff
  10. Recess (Episode: A Genius Among Us) by Brian Hamill
Ratings for The Square Root of Murder:
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Mathematical Content:
1/5 (1 votes)
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Literary Quality:
2/5 (1 votes)
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Categories:
GenreMystery, Children's Literature, Young Adult,
MotifEvil mathematicians, Math Education,
Topic
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)