What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences
Volume: 3; 1996; 111 pp; Softcover
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Print ISBN: 978-0-8218-0355-4
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Editors and Authors: Paul Zorn; Barry Cipra

Beautifully produced and marvelously written, What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Volume 3, contains 10 articles on recent developments in the field. In an engaging, reader-friendly style, Barry Cipra explores topics ranging from Fermat's Last Theorem to Computational Fluid Dynamics. The volumes in this series highlight the many roles mathematics plays in the modern world.

This volume includes articles on:

a new mathematical method that's taking Wall Street by storm
“Ultra-parallel” supercomputing with DNA
how a mathematician found the famous flaw in the Pentium chip

Unique in kind, and lively in style, What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Volume 3 is a delight to read and a valuable source of information.

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In an engaging, readerfriendly style, Barry Cipra explores topics ranging from Fermat's Last Theorem to Computational Fluid Dynamics. The volumes in this series highlight the many roles mathematics plays in the modern world.

-- Zentralblatt für Didaktik der Mathematik

Starting with Wiles' completion of ‘Fermat's theorem–at last!’ topics cover: A tale of two theories (4-dim. geometry); Computer science discovers DNA; Divide and conquer; The gentle art of control; Computational fluid dynamics—verging on turbulence; Cellular automata offer new outlook on life, the Universe, and everything; Are group theorists simpleminded?; The secret life of large numbers; In math we trust. Enjoy reading!

-- Zentralblatt MATH

Stylish format … largely accessible to laymen … This publication is one of the snappier examples of a growing genre from scientific societies seeking to increase public understanding of their work and its societal value.

-- Science & Government Report

What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Volume 3

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a new mathematical method that's taking Wall Street by storm
“Ultra-parallel” supercomputing with DNA
how a mathematician found the famous flaw in the Pentium chip

Unique in kind, and lively in style, What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Volume 3 is a delight to read and a valuable source of information.

Book Series Name: What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences

Volume: 3

Publication Month and Year: 1995-12-01

Page Count: 111

Cover Type: Softcover

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