https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-51-number-04-may-2018SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:16:53 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/applied-and-computational-mathematics-a-new-curriculum-for-21st-century-discovery-and-innovation/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/applied-and-computational-mathematics-a-new-curriculum-for-21st-century-discovery-and-innovation/Brigham Young University has new, redesigned undergraduate Applied and Computational Math Emphasis program.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 ZJeffrey Humpheryshttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/connections-and-reconnections-a-link-between-mathematics-physics-and-dna/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/connections-and-reconnections-a-link-between-mathematics-physics-and-dna/Like many other areas of mathematics, the field of knot theory is rooted in questions related to the physical world.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 ZMariel Vazquezhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/fran231oise-tisseur-to-deliver-olga-taussky-todd-lecture-at-iciam-2019/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/fran231oise-tisseur-to-deliver-olga-taussky-todd-lecture-at-iciam-2019/Françoise Marie Louise Tisseur will deliver the Olga Taussky-Todd Lecture at ICIAM 2019.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-to-make-friends-and-influence-people-at-conferences/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/how-to-make-friends-and-influence-people-at-conferences/Nilima Nigam offers a lighthearted yet very real account of the anxiety that accompanies socializing at conferences.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 ZNilima Nigamhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/m246bius-map-in-hinges-bikes-fluids-and-ellipses/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/m246bius-map-in-hinges-bikes-fluids-and-ellipses/In this month's "Mathematical Curiosities" column, Mark Levi relates a Möbius map to four different contexts.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-philip-j-davis/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-philip-j-davis/With deep sorrow, we announce the passing of Philip J. Davis on March 14, 2018, at the age of 95.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-launches-new-journal-on-the-mathematics-of-data-science/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-launches-new-journal-on-the-mathematics-of-data-science/In recognition of data science's growing impact, SIAM has launched the "SIAM Journal on Mathematics of Data Science."Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-at-the-2018-usa-science-engineering-festival/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/siam-at-the-2018-usa-science-engineering-festival/SIAM participated in the nation’s largest celebration of STEM: the USA Science & Engineering Festival.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 ZPadmanabhan Seshaiyerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/spectral-analysis-of-nonstationary-dynamics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/spectral-analysis-of-nonstationary-dynamics/Gary Froyland outlines mathematical approaches to analyse and manipulate transport and mixing caused by autonomous and time-dependent dynamics.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 ZGary Froylandhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-impact-of-computerized-social-services-on-the-underprivileged/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/the-impact-of-computerized-social-services-on-the-underprivileged/Ernest Davis reviews Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 ZErnest Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/uncertainty-in-climate-science-not-cause-for-inaction/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/uncertainty-in-climate-science-not-cause-for-inaction/Juan Restrepo and Michael Mann explore the assertion of a static climate distribution by proposing a null hypothesis about record values.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 ZJuan M. Restrepo, Michael E. Mannhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/upcoming-career-fair-at-an18/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/upcoming-career-fair-at-an18/The Career Fair at AN18 will take place on July 9 and showcase employers from both industry and government.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/venturing-outside-the-silo/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/venturing-outside-the-silo/Hans Kaper and Hans Engler acknowledge that mathematics faces a communication problem, and urge mathematicians to do more to engage.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 ZHans Kaper, Hans Englerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/why-to-write-a-book/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/why-to-write-a-book/Have you ever thought about writing a book? Today's technology makes doing so easier than ever.Tue, 01 May 2018 12:00:00 ZNicholas J. Highamhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/