mcsbio.com » MCS News http://mcsbio.com Bio's of old and new mathematicians Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:07:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Golden Rectangle – Outlook http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/31/golden-rectangle-outlook/% http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/31/golden-rectangle-outlook/%#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 07:07:09 +0000 tatyque
Outlook
Golden Rectangle
Outlook
All of which sits beautifully with Hardy's observation: “A mathematician, like a painter or a poet, is a maker of patterns. And beauty is the first test. …

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]]> http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/31/golden-rectangle-outlook/%/feed 0 Chinese scientist Qian Weichang, renowned in mechanics and applied math, dies … – The Canadian Press http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/31/chinese-scientist-qian-weichang-renowned-in-mechanics-and-applied-math-dies-the-canadian-press/% http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/31/chinese-scientist-qian-weichang-renowned-in-mechanics-and-applied-math-dies-the-canadian-press/%#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:07:45 +0000 tatyque
Chinese scientist Qian Weichang, renowned in mechanics and applied math, dies …
The Canadian Press
… according to his official biography listed on the Shanghai University website. He earned his Ph.D in applied mathematics from the University of Toronto …

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]]> http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/31/chinese-scientist-qian-weichang-renowned-in-mechanics-and-applied-math-dies-the-canadian-press/%/feed 0 Chinese scientist Qian Weichang dies at 97 – eTaiwan News http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/30/chinese-scientist-qian-weichang-dies-at-97-etaiwan-news/% http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/30/chinese-scientist-qian-weichang-dies-at-97-etaiwan-news/%#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:07:58 +0000 tatyque
Chinese scientist Qian Weichang dies at 97
eTaiwan News
… according to his official biography listed on the Shanghai University website. He earned his Ph.D in applied mathematics from the University of Toronto …

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]]> http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/30/chinese-scientist-qian-weichang-dies-at-97-etaiwan-news/%/feed 0 The numbers game – The Australian http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/30/the-numbers-game-the-australian/% http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/30/the-numbers-game-the-australian/%#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:07:57 +0000 tatyque
The numbers game
The Australian
The gentlemanly Morecroft also scrupulously avoids risque remarks, never directing any low-level prurience at the beautiful mathematician. …

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]]> http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/30/the-numbers-game-the-australian/%/feed 0 “Agora” makes thinking hot – Minneapolis Star Tribune http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/30/agora-makes-thinking-hot-minneapolis-star-tribune/% http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/30/agora-makes-thinking-hot-minneapolis-star-tribune/%#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:07:36 +0000 tatyque
"Agora" makes thinking hot
Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Agora" is the story of the Roman philosopher Hypatia, a 4th- and 5th-century mathematician and astronomer, and one of the most renowned women in the …

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Review: "Agora" makes thinking hot
Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Agora" is the story of the Roman philosopher Hypatia, a 4th- and 5th-century mathematician and astronomer, and one of the most renowned women in the …

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]]> http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/29/review-agora-makes-thinking-hot-minneapolis-star-tribune/%/feed 0 A reappearing number – Livemint http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/29/a-reappearing-number-livemint/% http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/29/a-reappearing-number-livemint/%#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 14:07:38 +0000 tatyque
A reappearing number
Livemint
Indeed, the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM), which is being held for the first time in India this August in Hyderabad, was not among the …

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]]> http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/29/a-reappearing-number-livemint/%/feed 0 Learning about maths: Squaring a circle – The Economist http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/29/learning-about-maths-squaring-a-circle-the-economist/% http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/29/learning-about-maths-squaring-a-circle-the-economist/%#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:07:02 +0000 tatyque
The Economist
Learning about maths: Squaring a circle
The Economist
Inevitably, Mr du Sautoy begins with prime numbers, the delight of many mathematicians, which in common with the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio …

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]]> http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/29/learning-about-maths-squaring-a-circle-the-economist/%/feed 0 Samantha’s Picks: ‘Dear Edwina’ shows off youthful talent – The Daily News Journal http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/29/samanthas-picks-dear-edwina-shows-off-youthful-talent-the-daily-news-journal/% http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/29/samanthas-picks-dear-edwina-shows-off-youthful-talent-the-daily-news-journal/%#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:07:32 +0000 tatyque
Samantha's Picks: 'Dear Edwina' shows off youthful talent
The Daily News Journal
The plot centers on Catherine, who has spent years caring for her brilliant yet mentally unstable father, a famous mathematician. After his death, she must …

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]]> http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/29/samanthas-picks-dear-edwina-shows-off-youthful-talent-the-daily-news-journal/%/feed 0 Visiting editors take on reading, consolidation and the recession – Modesto Bee http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/25/visiting-editors-take-on-reading-consolidation-and-the-recession-modesto-bee/% http://mcsbio.com/2010/07/25/visiting-editors-take-on-reading-consolidation-and-the-recession-modesto-bee/%#comments Sun, 25 Jul 2010 05:07:47 +0000 tatyque
Visiting editors take on reading, consolidation and the recession
Modesto Bee
The Stanislaus County Library offers annotated reading lists for all ages that parents or youth can use to easily find good books. …

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