Quick! Find a Solution to the Brachistochrone Problem ResearchInsightsSIAM News The brachistochrone problem asks us to find the “curve of quickest descent,” so it would be fitting to have the quickest...
The Art of Knowing When and How to Apply Linear Algebra in the Real World SIAM NewsBook Reviews Kevin Hutson reviews When Life Is Linear: From Computer Graphics to Bracketology by Tim Chartier.
Letter to the Editor: Why Have SIAM Journal Papers Grown So Long? Happening NowPrograms and PublicationsSIAM News Nick Trefethen muses on the increased length of SIAM journal articles, and questions whether the growth is beneficial or detrimental.
Symposium Yields Insights on Big Data and Predictive Computational Modeling ResearchCommentarySIAM News Computational scientists in physics, chemistry, biology, and engineering have been experiencing their own big data revolution.
Louis Nirenberg and John Nash Happening NowAwards and RecognitionSIAM News Louis Nirenberg and John Nash were jointly honored with the 2015 Abel Prize on May 19. Shortly after, Nash was killed in a car accident.