From plus.maths.org a piece on platonism, formalism, logicism, intuitionism, and applied math:
http://plus.maths.org/content/philosophy-applied-mathematics
And, speaking of applied math, this from XKCD:
http://xkcd.com/435/
Showing posts with label applied math. Show all posts
Showing posts with label applied math. Show all posts
Thursday, July 21, 2011
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
An "Incredible Time For Mathematicians"
Hmmmm... looks like there may be a lucrative future in this thing we call mathematics:
http://www.livemint.com/2010/08/24001310/Math-becomes-fashionable-focu.html?h=A1
....if the movie "The Graduate" were produced today, I guess the one-word that might get passed along to Ben wouldn't be "plastics," but "algorithms."
And in a slightly related vein, "The Atlantic" has a current article relating to applied algorithms:
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2010/08/when-computers-predict-crime/61870/
Finally, on a side-note, the 29th "Math Teachers At Play" Blog Carnival is up for your perusal, with a variety of topics, here:
http://numberwarrior.wordpress.com/2010/08/23/math-teachers-at-play-29/
http://www.livemint.com/2010/08/24001310/Math-becomes-fashionable-focu.html?h=A1
....if the movie "The Graduate" were produced today, I guess the one-word that might get passed along to Ben wouldn't be "plastics," but "algorithms."
And in a slightly related vein, "The Atlantic" has a current article relating to applied algorithms:
http://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2010/08/when-computers-predict-crime/61870/
Finally, on a side-note, the 29th "Math Teachers At Play" Blog Carnival is up for your perusal, with a variety of topics, here:
http://numberwarrior.wordpress.com/2010/08/23/math-teachers-at-play-29/
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