Volume 47 | Number 09 | November 2014

Materials from Mathematics

Like much of mathematics, the mathematical study of materials begins with Euler, or perhaps with Hooke’s models of crystals as periodic arrays of balls.

Periodic Table of the Finite Elements

The finite element method is one of the most powerful techniques for the simulation of the physical world.

Emerging Disease Dynamics

The West African Ebola outbreak has inspired several new modeling analyses to understand the disease's dynamics.

Shareability Networks

The concept of “sharing economy” is rapidly taking hold in the context of urban transportation.

Opportunities at the Mathematics/Future Cities Interface

More than half of the world’s population lives in cities, a proportion that is estimated by the World Health...

ICERM Workshop Sets Out Opportunities and Challenges in Experimental Mathematics

“Experimental mathematics” recently emerged as a competing paradigm for research in the math. sciences.

Bill Davidon

William Davidon was the author of the first paper in the first issue of the SIAM Journal on Optimization.

SIAM Sections

SIAM sections promote activity in the fields of applied mathematics and computational science within a geographical...

Renew Your Membership

If your SIAM membership expires December 31, 2014, you will receive an email during the month of November.

SIAM Welcomes Its Newest Student Chapters

SIAM welcomes six new student chapters.

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