a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
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| This book attempts to teach calculus concepts and convey their importance to everyday life through the fictional story of a rookie newspaper reporter. She does not initially expect math to be an important part of her job at the Asagake Times, but her boss sees things differently, and he aims to train her to see things mathematically.
Like many of the didactic works listed in this database, this one is not really plot driven. The story just exists to motivate the reader to learn some math. But, some people (especially those already inclined to like manga), seem to find this to be an entertaining and effective way to learn a little bit about calculus. I suppose it was probably originally published in Japanese, and probably prior to 2009, but I only know of this English edition. Thanks to Zin Li for writing to suggest that I add this book to my database. |
| 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.) |
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Where are the new works of mathematical fiction?: As you can see from this chronological listing, this database includes many works of mathematical fiction for each year from 1990 to 2025. Strangely, only two are listed for 2026, so far. Either less mathematical fiction is being published than in previous years or I'm just having more trouble finding it. If you know of any works of fiction that should be added to this list, especially recently published ones, please let me know. (Keep in mind that I do not include self-published works or children's fiction that just covers elementary mathematical concepts.) Thanks!
(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)
