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Most people don’t know that Michael Fellows’ efforts to introduce mathematics to the public went beyond Computer Science Unplugged and engaged a bold, new venue — inventive, inquisitive theatre. He wrote several plays, but this chapter will only give a brief description of the Four Cowboy Melodramas of Mathematics. The term “melodrama” refers to a dramatic work that exaggerates plot and characters in order to appeal to the emotions. Each play proves at least one mathematical theorem. The dramas have been played on stage only a few times.
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Rosamond, F. (2012). Passion Plays: Melodramas about Mathematics. In: Bodlaender, H.L., Downey, R., Fomin, F.V., Marx, D. (eds) The Multivariate Algorithmic Revolution and Beyond. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7370. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-30891-8_8
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