marbleglove (
marbleglove) wrote2009-07-02 08:53 pm
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Where are the math-based Numb3rs fanfics?
I recently stumbled across What's Special About This Number?, a perfectly awesome website that shows math trivia. This reminded me of one my gripes about Numb3rs fanfic. There are some very good stories in this fandom, but I have found very, very few that actually center around any math.
Are there just too few math majors writing fanfic? Surely not.
Is it too hard? It can't possibly be. After all, I have personally heard Quakerism explained by the solving of a quadratic equation, which is alas, not online, although I may need to bug the author to post it. (You know who you are, You-Know-Who.)
Admittedly, the canon authors aren't doing much better. However, frankly, that's more common than not, and most fanfic authors seem to take inspiration from the failing of the canon authors to Do It Right. So I would really like some authors to go do it right. And then let me know.
Anyway, for inspiration, here are links to the few stories I have found that are at least vaguely math-based:
The Arms of the Galaxy by
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Calculus Is Easy by
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Game Theory by
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Alas, I do mean "vaguely"
If anyone reading this has more suggestions, please let me know.