MATHEMATICAL FICTION:

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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Solve for X (2024)
Wil Forbis
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This is a supernatural murder mystery in which the victim is a math tutor. An incorrect method for solving linear equations with a parameter are part of the clue which leads to the capture of the murderer, an evil math teacher.

This is one of many works of "mathematical horror" in the collection "Arithmophobia" (self-published by editor Robert Lewis). Some of the other works in that collection will have their own entries here, but others are excluded either because they did not qualify as "mathematical fiction" according to the standards of this website. Check out the book if you want to see them all.

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Works Similar to Solve for X
According to my `secret formula', the following works of mathematical fiction are similar to this one:
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  2. Asymmetrical Dreams by Josh Snider
  3. Erasthones' Map by Damon Nomad
  4. Old Fillikin by Joan Aiken
  5. Grigori’s Solution by Isobelle Carmody
  6. Let's Consider Two Spherical Chickens by Tommaso Bolognesi
  7. The Lions in the Desert by David Langford
  8. Evariste and Heloise by Marco Abate
  9. Danny’s Inferno by Albert Cowdrey
  10. Lord Darcy by Randall Garrett
Ratings for Solve for X:
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Mathematical Content:
2/5 (1 votes)
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Literary Quality:
3/5 (1 votes)
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Categories:
GenreMystery, Fantasy, Horror,
MotifEvil mathematicians, Math Education,
Topic
MediumShort Stories,

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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)