Volume 53 | Number 03 | April 2020
A Network Model of Immigration and Coexistence

A Network Model of Immigration and Coexistence

Is it possible to integrate vast numbers of asylum seekers in a way that is constructive for natives and migrants alike?

The Mathematical Fight for Voting Rights

The Mathematical Fight for Voting Rights

Researchers employ statistical methods and draw on census and public data to identify gerrymandered districts. 

SIAM: The Early Years

SIAM: The Early Years

Jim Crowley looks back at SIAM’s early years and explores how it came to be about math and computing.

Mean Field Game Theory: A Tractable Methodology for Large Population Problems

Mean Field Game Theory: A Tractable Methodology for Large Population Problems

Peter E. Caines presents the basic notions of mean field game theory, which finds applications in a wide variety of areas.

Symmetry and Polar Decomposition by Mechanics

Symmetry and Polar Decomposition by Mechanics

There are several mechanical or geometrical interpretations of the symmetry of a matrix; Mark Levi describes one of them.

Recognizing the 2020 JPBM Communications Award Recipients

Recognizing the 2020 JPBM Communications Award Recipients

Chris Budd and James Tanton are dual recipients of the 2020 JPBM Communications Awards.

Tears of Wine at PD19

Tears of Wine at PD19

During PD19, Andrea Bertozzi and Claudia Falcon of UCLA performed a demonstration of “tears of wine."