I'm not exactly sure what the plot here is, but the characters are Willow and possibly Kennedy from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and the whole crew plus Ian Edgerton from "Numb3rs
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And after that, I may have to start bugging you about a Numb3rs xover.
The problem with writing a Numb3rs fanfic of any sort, though, is I feel I need to find an appropriate math problem on which to base the plot. Maybe a quadratic equation? Everybody thinks they know they answer but somehow it's just not working and then low and behold, there's actually two answers so maybe the other one is the one they need. Except I can't think how that would map to a real life situation.
Matrices are also always fun but it's been way too long since I did anything at all with them so I'd have to study up on them.
Unfortunately number sets of linear algebra, which might actually map fairly well into the real world, broke me several years ago.
Do you have any thoughts regarding appropriate math problems?
Urgh. Chaos theory is a mess. I'm not sure I could get a good explanation in an essay format much less a story format.
Anyway, I'm inclined to think that we'd need to come up with a good math problem first and then build the story around that. So pick a matrix problem that's fun, then figure out what it answers. And given that it's the Scoobies, I don't suppose we have to be too realistic regarding the problem.
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And after that, I may have to start bugging you about a Numb3rs xover.
The problem with writing a Numb3rs fanfic of any sort, though, is I feel I need to find an appropriate math problem on which to base the plot. Maybe a quadratic equation? Everybody thinks they know they answer but somehow it's just not working and then low and behold, there's actually two answers so maybe the other one is the one they need. Except I can't think how that would map to a real life situation.
Matrices are also always fun but it's been way too long since I did anything at all with them so I'd have to study up on them.
Unfortunately number sets of linear algebra, which might actually map fairly well into the real world, broke me several years ago.
Do you have any thoughts regarding appropriate math problems?
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but I use to like matrices quite a bit and remember they being really fun... but in no way would i be able to convincinly use a math theory in a fic
though with Scoobies involved Chaos theory should always be factored in...
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Anyway, I'm inclined to think that we'd need to come up with a good math problem first and then build the story around that. So pick a matrix problem that's fun, then figure out what it answers. And given that it's the Scoobies, I don't suppose we have to be too realistic regarding the problem.
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