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* The protagonist of ''[[The Confusions of Young Törless]]'' is actually quite intrigued by some mathematical concepts but finds his actual math teacher drab and disappointing.
* In a non-fiction example, this trope helps explain why actress-turned-mathematician Danica McKeller(yes, [[Hey, It's That Guy!|Winnie Cooper]] from ''[[The Wonder Years]]'') authored three books aimed at middle-school-aged girls to encourage developing their mats skills; "Math Doesn't Suck", "Kiss My Math" and "Hot X: Algebra Exposed".
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* Averted by Stacey McGill in the ''[[Babysitters Club]]'' series, who actually enjoys math and is very good at it. In opposition to the Mean Girls example above, she even makes herself appear SMARTER in math than she really is (or at least
* ''[[Honor Harrington]]'' has a mental block when it comes to math. She's actually quite capable when she has to make an intuitive, off-the-cuff course change in the middle of combat, but her performance anxiety in lower-pressure environments leaves her with a justified dislike of astrogation.
* Sansa Stark from ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' is good at everything a lady ought to be good at—except for the math necessary to keep track of the household accounts.
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* [[Wizarding School]] in the [[The Wheel of Time]] has an abandoned and unused section of the library that no one ever uses. It contains math books.
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* Young Ned in ''[[Pushing Daisies]]''{{context}}
* In an episode of ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'', Dick was severely disheartened to discover his students didn't actually like physics.
* ''[[Numb3rs]]'' plays with, inverts, and subverts this trope. Several characters, including lead Charlie Epps, love math, and those who don't love math are dependent on those who do.
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