https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-48-number-02-march-2015SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:29:21 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-lagrange-multiplier-problem-without-multipliers/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-lagrange-multiplier-problem-without-multipliers/Mark Levi presents is a calculus-free solution of the standard vector calculus problem.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/geometry-invariants-and-the-search-for-elusive-complexity-lower-bounds/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/geometry-invariants-and-the-search-for-elusive-complexity-lower-bounds/Jan Draisma gives SIAM News readers an idea of one current research theme in the field of algebraic geometry.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 ZJan Draismahttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/high-honors-for-versatile-engineer-mathematician/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/high-honors-for-versatile-engineer-mathematician/Thomas Kailath of Stanford University received the 2014 National Medal of Science.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/last-bastion-of-purity-in-a-corrupt-world/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/last-bastion-of-purity-in-a-corrupt-world/Ernest Davis reviews Michael Harris' "Mathematics without Apologies: Portrait of a Problematic Vocation."Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 ZErnest Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/maa-chauvenet-prize-awarded-to-dana-mackenzie/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/maa-chauvenet-prize-awarded-to-dana-mackenzie/Dana Mackenzie received the MAA's Chauvenet Prize at the Joint Meetings in San Antonio in January.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/program-for-iciam-2015-takes-shape/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/program-for-iciam-2015-takes-shape/The eighth International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics will be held in Beijing from August 10-14.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-gains-90-members-in-member-get-a-member-campaign/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-gains-90-members-in-member-get-a-member-campaign/The Member-Get-a-Member program encourages SIAM members to invite their colleagues to join SIAM.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/science-and-industry-advance-with-mathematics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/science-and-industry-advance-with-mathematics/These are exciting times, with the growth of applied mathematics and its increasing relevance to our daily lives.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 ZJames Crowleyhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/student-chapter-funding-for-2014-2015/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/student-chapter-funding-for-2014-2015/SIAM awarded over $46,000 to 95 chapters for activities taking place throughout the 2014-2015 academic year.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-race-to-compute-high-order-gauss-legendre-quadrature/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-race-to-compute-high-order-gauss-legendre-quadrature/A typical quadrature rule is the approximation of a definite integral by a finite sum with a specific form.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 ZAlex Townsendhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/untangling-the-threads-of-a-heroic-and-complicated-life/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/untangling-the-threads-of-a-heroic-and-complicated-life/James Case reviews Alan Turing: The Enigma by Andrew Hodges.Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/