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Author | Hiroshi Yuki |
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Original title | 数学ガール (Suugaku Gaaru) |
Translator | Tony Gonzalez |
Language | Japanese |
Series | Math Girls |
Subject | Mathematics |
Genre | Young adult |
Publisher | Bento Books |
Publication date | June 27, 2007 |
Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | November 23, 2011 |
Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback), Digital (iPad app) |
Pages | 304 |
ISBN | 978-0-9839513-0-8 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-9839513-1-5 (hardcover) |
Followed by | Math Girls: Fermat's Last Theorem |
Math Girls (数学ガール, Sūgaku gāru) is the first in a series of math-themed young adult novels of the same name by Japanese author Hiroshi Yuki. It was published by SoftBank Creative in 2007, followed by Math Girls: Fermat's Last Theorem in 2008, Math Girls: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems in 2009, and Math Girls: Randomized Algorithms in 2011. As of December 2010, the series had sold over 100,000 books in Japan. [1] On November 23, 2011, an English translation of the book was released by Bento Books, who subsequently released translations of Fermat's Last Theorem ( ISBN 978-0983951339) and Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems ( ISBN 978-1939326294) on December 5, 2012, and April 25, 2016, respectively. [2]
The unnamed narrator and his schoolmates Miruka and Tetra are Japanese high school students with an interest in mathematics. Together they explore the world of mathematics by helping each other solve problems spanning a wide range of difficulty, from extensions of high school mathematics to extremely difficult problems previously addressed by famous mathematicians. While the book is presented as a novel, the bulk of its content is related to finding the solution to complex math problems, so could also be considered a form of textbook.
At the start of his first year of high school, the narrator meets a new classmate, a girl named Miruka. Without introducing herself, she gives him the beginning to number sequences, to which he answers with their continuation. One year later, the narrator is handed a letter by another girl, a new student named Tetra. The letter she wrote is a request for the narrator to tutor her in math. He begins teaching her, making Miruka jealous. The narrator balances his friendship with Tetra and his romantic interest in Miruka until Miruka and Tetra become friends after Tetra demonstrates her dedication to learning mathematics.
The narrator
Miruka
Tetra
Ay-Ay
Mr. Muraki
Tsunomiya
Ms. Mizutani
# | Japanese original | English translation |
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1 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2007-06-27). Sūgaku Gāru 数学ガール [Math Girls] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797341379. OCLC 880549981. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2011). Math Girls. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Austin, Texas: Bento Books. ISBN 9780983951308. LCCN 2011937467. OCLC 770876058. |
2 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2008-07-30). Sūgaku Gāru: Ferumā no Saishū Teiri 数学ガール:フェルマーの最終定理 [Math Girls: Fermat's Last Theorem] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797345261. OCLC 675978423. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2012). Reeder, Joseph (ed.). Math Girls 2: Fermat's Last Theorem. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Austin, Texas: Bento Books. ISBN 9780983951322. LCCN 2012285911. OCLC 826413472. |
3 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2009-10-26). Sūgaku Gāru: Gēderu no Fukanzensei Teiri 数学ガール:ゲーデルの不完全性定理 [Math Girls: Godel's Incompleteness Theorem] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797352962. OCLC 675686679. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2016). Reeder, Joseph; Hendon, M. D. (eds.). Math Girls 3: Godel's Incompleteness Theorems. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Austin, Texas: Bento Books. ISBN 9781939326287. LCCN 2014958330. OCLC 953388081. |
4 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2011-02-26). Sūgaku Gāru: Rantaku Arugorizumu 数学ガール:乱択アルゴリズム [Math Girls: Randomized Algorithm] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797361001. OCLC 751998119. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2020). Math Girls 4: Randomized Algorithms. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Bento Books. ISBN 9781939326430. OCLC 1149183124. |
5 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2012-05-30). Sūgaku Gāru: Garoa Riron 数学ガール:ガロア理論 [Math Girls: Galois Theory] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797367546. OCLC 836386131. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2021). Math Girls 5: Galois Theory. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Houston: Bento Books. ISBN 9781939326461. LCCN 2021950570. OCLC 1287919775. |
6 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2018-04-02). Sūgaku Gāru: Poankare Yosō 数学ガール:ポアンカレ予想 [Math Girls: Poincare Conjecture] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797384789. OCLC 1037868547. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2022-03-14). Math Girls 6: The Poincaré Conjecture. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Austin, Texas: Bento Books. ISBN 9781939326515. OCLC 1314430887. |
See other language versions of Wikipedia for the translations of the other books in the series "Math Girls."
A Math Girls manga, illustrated by Mika Hisaka, serialized 14 chapters between April 2008 and June 2009 in Comic Flapper (except for the November 2008 issue). The chapters were subsequently published in two tankōbon volumes. This was followed by subsequent manga and tankōbon versions of Math Girls 2: Fermat's Last Theorem (illustrated by Kasuga Shun) and Math Girls 3: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems (illustrated by Matsuzaki Miyuki). Math Girls Manga appeared in English translation from Bento Books in 2013 ( ISBN 978-0983951346), followed by Math Girls Manga 2 in 2016 ( ISBN 978-0983951353).
Hiroshi Yuki also authors the Math Girls Talk About... (数学ガールの秘密ノート, Sūgaku Gāru no himitsu nōto, lit., 'Secret Notebooks of the Math Girls') series of mathematics primers. These books take the form of characters from the Math Girls series discussing various topics from mathematics, but can be considered nonfiction in that they are intended to be strictly instructional, and do not advance the storyline of the Math Girls series. The following titles from this series are available in English translation from Bento Books: [3]
Other books in this series currently available only in Japanese cover sequences and series, calculus, vectors, probability, and statistics.
![]() | Parts of this article (those related to which books and manga in the series are available) need to be updated.(September 2016) |
![]() | |
Author | Hiroshi Yuki |
---|---|
Original title | 数学ガール (Suugaku Gaaru) |
Translator | Tony Gonzalez |
Language | Japanese |
Series | Math Girls |
Subject | Mathematics |
Genre | Young adult |
Publisher | Bento Books |
Publication date | June 27, 2007 |
Publication place | Japan |
Published in English | November 23, 2011 |
Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback), Digital (iPad app) |
Pages | 304 |
ISBN | 978-0-9839513-0-8 (paperback), ISBN 978-0-9839513-1-5 (hardcover) |
Followed by | Math Girls: Fermat's Last Theorem |
Math Girls (数学ガール, Sūgaku gāru) is the first in a series of math-themed young adult novels of the same name by Japanese author Hiroshi Yuki. It was published by SoftBank Creative in 2007, followed by Math Girls: Fermat's Last Theorem in 2008, Math Girls: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems in 2009, and Math Girls: Randomized Algorithms in 2011. As of December 2010, the series had sold over 100,000 books in Japan. [1] On November 23, 2011, an English translation of the book was released by Bento Books, who subsequently released translations of Fermat's Last Theorem ( ISBN 978-0983951339) and Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems ( ISBN 978-1939326294) on December 5, 2012, and April 25, 2016, respectively. [2]
The unnamed narrator and his schoolmates Miruka and Tetra are Japanese high school students with an interest in mathematics. Together they explore the world of mathematics by helping each other solve problems spanning a wide range of difficulty, from extensions of high school mathematics to extremely difficult problems previously addressed by famous mathematicians. While the book is presented as a novel, the bulk of its content is related to finding the solution to complex math problems, so could also be considered a form of textbook.
At the start of his first year of high school, the narrator meets a new classmate, a girl named Miruka. Without introducing herself, she gives him the beginning to number sequences, to which he answers with their continuation. One year later, the narrator is handed a letter by another girl, a new student named Tetra. The letter she wrote is a request for the narrator to tutor her in math. He begins teaching her, making Miruka jealous. The narrator balances his friendship with Tetra and his romantic interest in Miruka until Miruka and Tetra become friends after Tetra demonstrates her dedication to learning mathematics.
The narrator
Miruka
Tetra
Ay-Ay
Mr. Muraki
Tsunomiya
Ms. Mizutani
# | Japanese original | English translation |
---|---|---|
1 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2007-06-27). Sūgaku Gāru 数学ガール [Math Girls] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797341379. OCLC 880549981. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2011). Math Girls. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Austin, Texas: Bento Books. ISBN 9780983951308. LCCN 2011937467. OCLC 770876058. |
2 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2008-07-30). Sūgaku Gāru: Ferumā no Saishū Teiri 数学ガール:フェルマーの最終定理 [Math Girls: Fermat's Last Theorem] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797345261. OCLC 675978423. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2012). Reeder, Joseph (ed.). Math Girls 2: Fermat's Last Theorem. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Austin, Texas: Bento Books. ISBN 9780983951322. LCCN 2012285911. OCLC 826413472. |
3 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2009-10-26). Sūgaku Gāru: Gēderu no Fukanzensei Teiri 数学ガール:ゲーデルの不完全性定理 [Math Girls: Godel's Incompleteness Theorem] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797352962. OCLC 675686679. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2016). Reeder, Joseph; Hendon, M. D. (eds.). Math Girls 3: Godel's Incompleteness Theorems. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Austin, Texas: Bento Books. ISBN 9781939326287. LCCN 2014958330. OCLC 953388081. |
4 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2011-02-26). Sūgaku Gāru: Rantaku Arugorizumu 数学ガール:乱択アルゴリズム [Math Girls: Randomized Algorithm] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797361001. OCLC 751998119. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2020). Math Girls 4: Randomized Algorithms. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Bento Books. ISBN 9781939326430. OCLC 1149183124. |
5 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2012-05-30). Sūgaku Gāru: Garoa Riron 数学ガール:ガロア理論 [Math Girls: Galois Theory] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797367546. OCLC 836386131. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2021). Math Girls 5: Galois Theory. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Houston: Bento Books. ISBN 9781939326461. LCCN 2021950570. OCLC 1287919775. |
6 | Yūki, Hiroshi (2018-04-02). Sūgaku Gāru: Poankare Yosō 数学ガール:ポアンカレ予想 [Math Girls: Poincare Conjecture] (in Japanese). Tokyo: SoftBank Creative. ISBN 9784797384789. OCLC 1037868547. | Yūki, Hiroshi (2022-03-14). Math Girls 6: The Poincaré Conjecture. Translated by Gonzalez, Tony. Austin, Texas: Bento Books. ISBN 9781939326515. OCLC 1314430887. |
See other language versions of Wikipedia for the translations of the other books in the series "Math Girls."
A Math Girls manga, illustrated by Mika Hisaka, serialized 14 chapters between April 2008 and June 2009 in Comic Flapper (except for the November 2008 issue). The chapters were subsequently published in two tankōbon volumes. This was followed by subsequent manga and tankōbon versions of Math Girls 2: Fermat's Last Theorem (illustrated by Kasuga Shun) and Math Girls 3: Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems (illustrated by Matsuzaki Miyuki). Math Girls Manga appeared in English translation from Bento Books in 2013 ( ISBN 978-0983951346), followed by Math Girls Manga 2 in 2016 ( ISBN 978-0983951353).
Hiroshi Yuki also authors the Math Girls Talk About... (数学ガールの秘密ノート, Sūgaku Gāru no himitsu nōto, lit., 'Secret Notebooks of the Math Girls') series of mathematics primers. These books take the form of characters from the Math Girls series discussing various topics from mathematics, but can be considered nonfiction in that they are intended to be strictly instructional, and do not advance the storyline of the Math Girls series. The following titles from this series are available in English translation from Bento Books: [3]
Other books in this series currently available only in Japanese cover sequences and series, calculus, vectors, probability, and statistics.