a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)
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| Like other books in the "Learn with Manga" series, this one uses romance and manga styling to teach an advanced mathematical subject. Moreover, as in The Manga Guide to Statistics, the main character is a teenage girl who only wants to learn math because she has a crush on a boy. In this case, the boy in question is a regular customer at the tea shop where she works as a waitress. Another waitress teaches her regression analysis, which not only allows her to talk to the boy but also allows her to work out an equation predicting the amount of iced tea they will sell as function of the daily temperature. (The book includes a review of calculus and logarithms and gets into such advanced topics as multiple regression and hypothesis tests.)
Originally published in Japanese in 2005, it was translated into English in 2016. Thanks to Terence Carey for bringing it to my attention. |
| 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)
