Volume 52 | Number 09 | November 2019

Carbon Cycle Catastrophes: A Dynamical Systems Perspective

Dynamical systems theory helps researchers understand mass extinction events, which are associated with disruptions of the carbon cycle.

Mathematics + Infrared Technology = New Diagnostic Technique for Autism

A novel technique employs network analysis to identify eye-gaze patterns of children with autism spectrum disorder.

The variational view of fracture yields a mathematically-consistent theory that reproduces many experimental results.

Floating-point arithmetic is fundamental to scientific computing and lies at the heart of almost all numerical computations.

James Crutchfield details his personal interest in computational mechanics and its applications to nonlinear physics.

The Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort has helped to shape the SIAM Conference on Applications of Dynamical Systems.

Presenters at ICIAM 2019 addressed mathematics education and explored ways in which they are leveraging their skills to train and prepare students.

Ernest Davis reviews How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls, a recent book by David Hu.

Mark Levi presents an asymmetric U-tube and explains its connection to the Cauchy-Schwarz inequality.

ICIAM 2019 hosted a special panel on the future of mathematics in the age of machine learning that explored the field in detail.

SIAM offers child care grants for those attending select SIAM conferences with small children.

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