Finally, we thank the periodicals department of the Mathematical Association of America for permission to reprint in this volume the two previously-published essays.
We are grateful as well to math and pop culture maven Keith Devlin for his generous foreword, and to Alex Kasman, who allowed us to plunder his online database of mathematical fiction for our appendices and advised us on pertinent entries. Our authors have our abiding gratitude for their willingness to venture across disciplinary boundaries, for their intriguing essays (all but two of which are original to this collection)- and for enduring our fits of editorial zeal. Also due our thanks are Jessica’s students and Facebook friends, who were liberal with their technical advice. Our thanks to Daniel Heath for sharing with us his knowledge of projective geometry Jonathan Melusky, Aaron Malver, and Roberta Davidson for serving as preliminary readers Elliott Bangs for his wonderful work on our graphics Janet Curtiss, for her indexing prowess and Wilkie Collins IV, for rescuing us from some embarrassing gaucheries and creative spelling moments. McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 611, Je›erson, North Carolina 28640 For Rubby Sherr, pater familias and for Frank Anderson, pater nonfamiliasĪcknowledgments We are deeply indebted to the many individuals who helped to bring this book to fruition.
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