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Folk Music Festivals
and Mathematics
Conferences (2015) |
 | Erik Talvila |
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The narrator in this work of mathematical fiction attends both a music festival and a math research conference. This allows the author, a math professor at the University of the Fraser Valley, to compare... (more) |
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I Had to Call In a Mathematician (2019) |
 | Erik Talvila |
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This short story published in the Mathematical Intelligencer answers the age old question "What if math was more like plumbing?"
“Hi Janice. It's Mort. I've got another problem here and I've... (more) |
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Integration Bar (2025) |
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| Erik Talvila |
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A humorous story about a visit to a bar where people do math instead of drinking. For example:
Amy gave me a sly look and then winked at the bartender. In a proud voice she
said, “I’m getting... (more) |
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