MathFiction: What I'm going to do, I think (Larry Woiwode)

a list compiled by Alex Kasman (College of Charleston)

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What I'm going to do, I think (1969)

Larry Woiwode
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A dark, serious novel about a math grad student whose life I do not envy.

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Mathematical Content:
1/5 (2 votes)

Literary Quality:
3/5 (2 votes)

Categories:

Genre
Motif	Math Education,
Topic
Medium	Novels,

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(Maintained by Alex Kasman, College of Charleston)