MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

Home All New Browse Search About

...
Jumpers (1972)
Tom Stoppard
(click on names to see more mathematical fiction by the same author)
...

In a philosophical monologue on the nature of morality, a main character considers Zeno's paradox and infinitesimals and imagines a circle as a limit of polygons.

More information about this work can be found at www.amazon.com.
(Note: This is just one work of mathematical fiction from the list. To see the entire list or to see more works of mathematical fiction, return to the Homepage.)

Works Similar to Jumpers
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
  1. Hapgood by Tom Stoppard
  2. Two Trains Running by August Wilson
  3. Arcadia by Tom Stoppard
  4. Tenet by Lorne Campbell / Sandy Grierson
  5. Enigma by Robert Harris / Tom Stoppard
  6. Albert's Bridge by Tom Stoppard
  7. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard
  8. Mean Girls by Tina Fey (screenplay) / Mark S. Waters (director)
  9. The Engineer of Moonlight by Don DeLillo
  10. Proof by David Auburn
Ratings for Jumpers:
RatingsHave you seen/read this work of mathematical fiction? Then click here to enter your own votes on its mathematical content and literary quality or send me comments to post on this Webpage.
Mathematical Content:
1/5 (1 votes)
..
Literary Quality:
4.5/5 (2 votes)
..

Categories:
Genre
Motif
Topic
MediumPlays,

Home All New Browse Search About

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)