What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Volume 3 - Softcover

Barry Cipra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821803557 ISBN 13: 9780821803554

Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 1997

Synopsis

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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From the Publisher:

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 f\"ur Mathematik

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

Zentralblatt f\"ur Didaktik der Mathematik

About this edition

• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0821803557
• ISBN 13: 9780821803554
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 111
• Editor: Paul Zorn