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Author includes the word(s): Ellis Parker Butler 2 matches found out of 1662 entries (Note: This page not the entire list of works of Mathematical Fiction. To see the whole list, click here.)

Getting Rid of Fluff (1908) Ellis Parker Butler A humorous story in which two men formulate a mathematical "law of scared dogs" to help in frightening away an annoying dog named Fluff. "I bet if Sir Isaac Newon had had Fluff as long as you have had... (more)

Say Wen (1930) Ellis Parker Butler If you have a story’s tagline as... “I assure you that I am not an unduly formal woman, but I consider it decidedly undignified for a dean of a co-educational college to hold a Professor of Higher... (more)

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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)