An Incompetence Problem ResearchInsightsCommentarySIAM Newssiam.org FeedsClassical Applied Mathematics Mark Levi considers an occupation in which each member is classified as either competent or incompetent.
Solitary Water Waves Happening NowPrograms and PublicationsResearchInsightsCommentarySIAM NewsDynamical Systems, Nonlinear WavesGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth An excerpt from "Nonlinear Water Waves with Applications to Wave-Current Interactions" delves into solitary waves.
3D Printing and Mechanics ResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsApplied GeometryApplied Mathematics EducationMathematical Aspects of Materials Science 3D printing has become a useful addition to the teaching of structural mechanics at the undergraduate level.
A Network Approach to Cascading Tipping Points in the Amazon Rainforest ResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsDynamical Systems, Nonlinear WavesGeosciences and Math of Planet Earth The possibility of tipping points beyond which forest loss becomes uncontrollable is a significant concern.
Networks, Dynamics, and Prestige: How Hierarchies Emerge from Individual Choices ResearchInsightsCommentarysiam.org FeedsDynamical Systems, Nonlinear Waves Researchers utilize a dynamical approach to understand how hierarchies emerge and persist in society.