siam journal on applied mathematics
Equilibrium Modeling Increases Contact Lens Comfort

Equilibrium Modeling Increases Contact Lens Comfort

According to the Vision Council of America, roughly 75% of adults in the United States require some form of vision correction. 

Modeling Robust Use of Pesticides

Modeling Robust Use of Pesticides

In a recent paper, researchers propose adaptive control techniques to model pest dynamics and management as a...

Improving Musical Synchronization with Mathematical Modeling

Improving Musical Synchronization with Mathematical Modeling

A stochastic differential equation model simulates how musical performers in a large ensemble sustain tempo and...

New SIR-Network Model Helps Predict Dengue Fever Epidemic in Urban Areas

New SIR-Network Model Helps Predict Dengue Fever Epidemic in Urban Areas

From health management to the bio-pharmaceutical fields, math modeling can be used to predict the spread of diseases and prevent epidemics.

SIAM Unwrapped – March 2016

SIAM Unwrapped – March 2016

The weather is heating up (!) and so is the action happening at SIAM and in our community.

Should a Political Party Form a Coalition? Using Math to Decide

Should a Political Party Form a Coalition? Using Math to Decide

Mathematical ideas and tools can be used to describe aspects of large macroscopic systems, such as political...

A Mathematical Perspective of Seasonal Variations in Lyme Disease Transmission

A Mathematical Perspective of Seasonal Variations in Lyme Disease Transmission

Yuxiang Zhang and Xiao-Qiang Zhao propose a reaction-diffusion model to study transmission dynamics of Lyme disease while considering seasonality.

Math Models Enhance Current Therapies for Coronary Heart Disease

Math Models Enhance Current Therapies for Coronary Heart Disease

A mathematical model might help improve currently-employed treatments of coronary heart disease, which accounts for...

Are You Ready to Retire?

Are You Ready to Retire?

Read about a partial differential equation model governing the value of a defined pension plan, including the option...

Math Helps Detect Gang-related Crime and Better Allocate Police Resources

Math Helps Detect Gang-related Crime and Better Allocate Police Resources

Social and geographical patterns that provide information about communities or gangs is a popular subject for mathematical modeling.

How Vegetation Competes for Rainfall in Dry Regions

How Vegetation Competes for Rainfall in Dry Regions

Jonathan A. Sherratt uses a mathematical model to determine the levels of precipitation necessary for pattern...

Mathematical Models to Better Combat HIV

Mathematical Models to Better Combat HIV

Mathematical models can analyze viral dynamics in the early phase of HIV, thus offering insights into therapeutic...

Surges in Latent Infections: Mathematical Analysis of Viral Blips

Surges in Latent Infections: Mathematical Analysis of Viral Blips

The silent stages of recurrent infection are hard to study with experimental models. Mathematical analysis can help fill in the gaps.