https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-46-number-04-may-2013SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:16:21 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/benjamin-franklin-the-doctor-would-want-a-master-s/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/benjamin-franklin-the-doctor-would-want-a-master-s/It's important to appreciate the connections between liberal education, entrepreneurship, and basic research.Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 ZCharles F. Van Loanhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/corrections/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/corrections/A few minor corrections regarding a recent article on the GRACE project, which appeared in the March 2013 issue.Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/examining-the-dynamics-of-ocean-mixing/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/examining-the-dynamics-of-ocean-mixing/“Our collective actions have generated a climate problem that threatens our future and our children’s future."Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 ZErica Klarreichhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-did-newton-go-so-far-off-course/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-did-newton-go-so-far-off-course/Ernest Davis reviews Newton and the Origin of Civilization, by Jed Z. Buchwald and Mordechai Feingold.Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 ZErnest Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/strength-in-numbers/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/strength-in-numbers/Moody's Mega Math Challenge has an environmental theme-recycling-for this year's challenge problem.Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 ZGail Corbetthttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-role-of-linear-algebra-in-the-computer-science-curriculum/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-role-of-linear-algebra-in-the-computer-science-curriculum/The computer science curriculum is pressured to deliver a rigorous core while allowing students to follow their interests.Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/was-pythagoras-the-first-to-discover-pythagoras-s-theorem/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/was-pythagoras-the-first-to-discover-pythagoras-s-theorem/Mathematician David Mumford shows how ancient cultures proved the beloved formula long before the Greeks.Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 ZAnna Barryhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/