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New Scientific Applications of Geometry and Topology (Proceedings of Symposia in Applied Mathematics, V. 45)

By De Witt L. Sumners

Book information

Year
1992
ISBN
9780821855027, 0821855026
LCC
QA641 .N42 1992
Open Library ID
OL1722825M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3162056 bytes)
Pages
260\256
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

Geometry and topology are subjects generally considered to be "pure" mathematics. Recently, however, some of the methods and results in these two areas have found new utility in both wet-lab science (biology and chemistry) and theoretical physics. Conversely, science is influencing mathematics, from posing questions that call for the construction of mathematical models to exporting theoretical methods of attack on long-standing problems of mathematical interest. Based on an AMS Short Course held in January 1992, this book contains six introductory articles on these intriguing new connections. There are articles by a chemist and a biologist about mathematics, and four articles by mathematicians writing about science. All are expository and require no specific knowledge of the science and mathematics involved. Because this book communicates the excitement and utility of mathematics research at an elementary level, it is an excellent textbook in an advanced undergraduate mathematics course.

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