https://www.siam.org/rss-feed/siam-news/issue-archive/volume-51-number-07-september-2018SIAM News Rss Issue Archive Feeden-USCopyright 2026Tue, 23 Jun 2026 02:44:18 Zhttps://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-simple-class-assignment-exemplifies-computational-linear-algebra/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/a-simple-class-assignment-exemplifies-computational-linear-algebra/In his John von Neumann Lecture at AN18, Charles Van Loan spoke about the untangling of random polygons.Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:00 ZPaul Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/exploring-the-new-siam-website/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/exploring-the-new-siam-website/SIAM launched a new website in early June, which features a streamlined design and many updated components.Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:00 ZNicholas J. Highamhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/from-the-foundations-of-mathematics-to-eugenics-and-beyond/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/from-the-foundations-of-mathematics-to-eugenics-and-beyond/James Case reviews "When Einstein Walked with Gödel: Excursions to the Edge of Thought" by Jim Holt.Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:00 ZJames Casehttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/leopard-spots-frog-eggs-and-the-spectrum-of-nonlinear-diffusion-processes/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/leopard-spots-frog-eggs-and-the-spectrum-of-nonlinear-diffusion-processes/Both evolutionary advantages and simple biochemical mechanisms drive striping and spotting patterns.Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:00 ZMatthew R. Francishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-ivar-stakgold/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/obituary-ivar-stakgold/Mathematician Ivar Stakgold, professor emeritus at the University of Delaware, passed away in May 2018 at the age of 92.Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:00 ZPam Cook, W. Edward Olmsteadhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/orthocenter-archimedean-style/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/orthocenter-archimedean-style/The concurrency of altitudes in a triangle (at the point called the orthocenter) has been known since the times of Euclid.Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:00 ZMark Levihttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/photos-from-the-2018-siam-annual-meeting/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/photos-from-the-2018-siam-annual-meeting/View a sampling of photos from the 2018 SIAM Annual Meeting, including shots of the Prizes and Awards Luncheon.Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:00 Zhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/towards-model-based-automatic-vehicle-transmissions/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/towards-model-based-automatic-vehicle-transmissions/Volker Mehrmann overviewed of his work with differential-algebraic equations during a prize lecture at AN18.Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:00 ZPaul Davishttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/tribulations-and-triumphs-of-women-in-mathematics/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/tribulations-and-triumphs-of-women-in-mathematics/At AN18, a panel of women from academia and industry spoke about the difficulties and successes of being a female mathematician.Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:00 ZLina Sorghttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/welcome-to-the-new-siam-website/https://www.siam.org/publications/siam-news/articles/welcome-to-the-new-siam-website/Over two years ago, SIAM set out to update its main website. The new site is now ready for your perusal.Tue, 04 Sep 2018 12:00:00 ZBecky Kernerhttp://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/