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9780821803554

What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, 1995-1996

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  • ISBN13:

    9780821803554

  • ISBN10:

    0821803557

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1997-07-01
  • Publisher: Amer Mathematical Society

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Summary

Beautifully produced and marvelously written this volume contains 10 articles on recent developments in the field. In an engaging, reader-friendly style, Cipra explores topics ranging from Fermat's Last Theorem to Computational Fluid Dynamics. The volumes in this series are intended to highlight the many roles mathematics plays in the modern world. Volume 3 includes articles on: a new mathematical methods that's taking Wall Street by storm, "Ultra-parallel" supercomputing with DNA, and how a mathematician found the famous flaw in the Pentium chip. Unique in kind, lively in style, Volume 3 of What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences is a delight to read and a valuable source of information.

Table of Contents

Fermat's Theorem–at last!
A tale of two theories 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
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