tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post9160718575014699730..comments2024-03-27T17:03:57.341-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: Math in MysteriesOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-75021358969785825532017-07-19T01:52:39.426-04:002017-07-19T01:52:39.426-04:00Know it, understand it and apply it... Know it, understand it and apply it... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171444737128783938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-62436059977644739192012-09-28T23:55:41.698-04:002012-09-28T23:55:41.698-04:00Michael, We don't have to call it lying. We c...Michael, We don't have to call it lying. We can just say we are writing fiction. BTW, the other Michael Sears told me he is also looking forward to meeting you. Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-17150550836012467862012-09-28T08:34:31.724-04:002012-09-28T08:34:31.724-04:00The Curious Incident had some fun number sequences...The Curious Incident had some fun number sequences (as did The Da Vinci Code for that matter). I haven't met The Oxford Murders and they'll go on the list. Thanks for the suggestion, Maxine.<br /><br />I love your description of mathematical footnotes, Tim! I know what you mean. I assure you that those are incomprehensible to mathematicians too!<br /><br />Oh, yes, and Miriam Webster's real name is Amy Babich. And she is a mathematician. Yes, I lied...Michael Sears (of Michael Stanley)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886295534214542834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-15192248647394729782012-09-27T19:55:54.895-04:002012-09-27T19:55:54.895-04:00Ah, ha!Ah, ha!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-29626038557180151382012-09-27T19:53:03.738-04:002012-09-27T19:53:03.738-04:00I never got any further than AND THEN THERE WERE N...I never got any further than AND THEN THERE WERE NONE. That pretty much pushed me to my mathematical limits. I actually regret deeply my mathematical illiteracy. It's such a drag to wade through some counter-intuitive bit of cosmology and see an asterisk and follow it down to something like, "Or, to put it more elegantly . . ." and then there's something that looks like an alphabet and a calculator sneezed in unison onto the page.<br />Timothy Hallinanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551263887774445511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-24972244778519922892012-09-27T17:52:57.404-04:002012-09-27T17:52:57.404-04:00For figuring out that author, Annamaria, I think a...For figuring out that author, Annamaria, I think a better choice would be a dictionary....Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-47588979931993148822012-09-27T17:12:33.962-04:002012-09-27T17:12:33.962-04:00I may need Jeff's slide rule to figure out if ...I may need Jeff's slide rule to figure out if that author's real name is Miriam Webster. Of course, she may just another Michael Stanley or Annamaria Alfieri!Annamaria Alfierihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12311596277267789834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-85774601810583750022012-09-27T11:33:10.405-04:002012-09-27T11:33:10.405-04:00Michael, I'm sure there's a Dr. Seuss book...Michael, I'm sure there's a Dr. Seuss book out there somewhere ("One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"?), which is about the extent of my grasp of NUMBers these days.:) Though once, a long, long, time ago, in a far away galaxy, I actually was quite good with a slide rule [see, Wikipedia, "Tools of the Ancients."].Jeffrey Sigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00718317707555064653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-25714367831302368302012-09-27T10:13:05.563-04:002012-09-27T10:13:05.563-04:00The Oxford Murders and The Curious Incident of the...The Oxford Murders and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time?Maxine Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06628509319992204770noreply@blogger.com