SEAMS Southeast asian Mathematical Society. ISSUE NO. 75. NEWSLETTER April 2001.Contents. A. Minutes of the Meeting of the asian Mathematical Conference http://seams.math.nus.edu.sg/newsletter/nl75.htm
Extractions: SEAMS Southeast Asian Mathematical Society ISSUE NO. 75 NEWSLETTER April 2001 Contents A. Minutes of the Meeting of the Asian Mathematical Conference B. Country news C. Contact Addresses A. Minutes of the Meeting of the Asian Mathematical Conference (AMC) Held in the Conference Room of the Mathematics Building University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City List of Persons Present LI Ta-Tsien, dqli@fudan.edu.cn , Fudan University, Shanghai Zhi-Ming MA, mazm@amath8.amt.ac.cn , President, Chinese Mathematical Society Kenji FUKAYA, fukaya@kusm.kyoto-u.ac.jp , Kyoto University Shigeo KUSUOKA, kusuoka@ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp , University of Tokyo Dohan KIM, dhkim@math.snu.ac.kr , Seoul National University Rosihan ALI, rosihan@cs.usm.my , Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang Walter ROTH, roth@fos.ubd.edu.bn , Universiti Brunei Darussalam San LING
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WMY2000 NewsLetter 5 Editorial Initially, the links with the Southeast asian Mathematical Society (SEAMS) andthe grants from the German government (DAAD), the Australian government (IDP) http://wmy2000.math.jussieu.fr/5_edito.html
Extractions: EDITORIAL "Southeast Asia and Mathematics" Mitsuo Morimoto Summary : A workshop in Thailand Sandwich Program in the Philippines CDE's support for Vietnam ICME - 9 in WMY 2000 A workshop in Thailand In January 1997 a Workshop on Analysis was held in Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand. Professor Huzihiro Araki was the Japanese organizer and chose eight fields of analysis: operator algebras, function algebras, harmonic analysis, wavelets, hyperfunctions, Wiener functional integrals, solvable lattice models, and non-commutative differential geometry. I was invited to give an introductory lecture on hyperfunctions. As newspapers have reported, the spectacular success of Thai economy can be felt during a short drive between the airport and the city center of Bangkok. Applied Science has been developing satisfactorily in Thailand. However, the growth of theoretical science has lagged behind and Thailand is not doing much in mainstream theoretical sciences, especially in mathematics. At this stage in the progress of the country, Thailand felt a need to promote pure mathematics. With this in mind, Professor Sidney Mitchel, an American professor working at Chulalokorn University, organized the workshop.
SEAMS A. Minutes of the Meeting of the asian Mathematical Conference He furtheradded that in the future SEAMS (Southeast asian Mathematical Society) should http://www.math.hkbu.edu.hk/hkms/seams.htm
Extractions: SEAMS Southeast Asian Mathematical Society ISSUE NO. 75 NEWSLETTER April 2001 Contents A. Minutes of the Meeting of the Asian Mathematical Conference B. Country news C. Contact Addresses A. Minutes of the Meeting of the Asian Mathematical Conference (AMC) Held in the Conference Room of the Mathematics Building University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City On 24 October 2000 List of Persons Present LI Ta-Tsien, dqli@fudan.edu.cn , Fudan University, Shanghai Zhi-Ming MA, mazm@amath8.amt.ac.cn , President, Chinese Mathematical Society Kenji FUKAYA, fukaya@kusm.kyoto-u.ac.jp , Kyoto University Shigeo KUSUOKA, kusuoka@ms.u-tokyo.ac.jp , University of Tokyo Dohan KIM, dhkim@math.snu.ac.kr , Seoul National University Rosihan ALI, rosihan@cs.usm.my , Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang Walter ROTH, roth@fos.ubd.edu.bn , Universiti Brunei Darussalam San LING, matlings@nus.edu.sg , National University of Singapore LEE Seng Luan, matleesl@nus.edu.sg , President, Singapore Mathematical Society Polly W. SY
Past, Present And Future Of The Society These include the SEAMS Conference in 1980, The First asian Mathematical Conferencein 1990 and The International Mathematical Olympaid in 1994. http://www.math.hkbu.edu.hk/hkms/hkms_his.html
Extractions: The Hong Kong Mathematical Society was established in 1979 under the enthusiastic support and encouragement of Prof. Y.C. Wong. The initial institutional members included Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Baptist College, Hong Kong Polytechnic and University of Hong Kong. The aims of the Society are to foster the academic research and information exchanges amongst colleagues and to provide favorable conditions for mathematics educations, both in theory and practice. Today the Society is supported by great number of mathematicians working in local universities and schools. Our institutional members have increased from 4 to 14 and have included all tertiary institutions in Hong Kong. The Society has been a member of the International Mathematical Union since 1982 and has been responsible for the editing of the Bulletin of South East Asian Mathematical Society. In addition, the Society will have its own Bulletin starting in the summer of 1997. To foster the exchanges of idea, the Society has organized series of important conferences. These include the SEAMS Conference in 1980, The First Asian Mathematical Conference in 1990 and The International Mathematical Olympaid in 1994. The Society also has, with the support from Urban Council, organized public lecture to popularize mathematics.
Central Asian And Iran Son of a tent maker, Khayyam was a mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet . After Khayyam s death, it was revealed that the mathematician and http://www.angelfire.com/rnb/bashiri/Poets/Khayyam.html
Extractions: Ghiyas al-Din Abul Fath Umar ibn Ibrahim Khayyam Nishapuri Written by Iraj Bashiri Khayyam's dates of birth and death are reported differently by various authorities. The dates for his birth range from 1021 to 1048 and for his death from 1122 to 1131. Son of a tent maker, Khayyam was a mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. He was also skilled in medicine and music. His corpus of works, consisting of two works in physics, four in mathematics, five in philosophy, and one each in geography, astronomy, history, and music reflects his wide range of interest in the sciences and the arts. He knew Arabic and Persian. Of the works mentioned above eight are in Arabic and two in Perso-Tajik. Khayyam completed his elementary education in Balkh under Muhammad Mansur. By the age of seventeen he was well-versed in the sciences of his time. He spent the next nine years in Samarqand and Bukhara becoming acquainted with the philosophy of the masha'is, especially with the works of Ibn-i Sina. Two of his early works on mathematics"Mushkilat al-Hisab," dealing with the general rules governing the positive roots of numbers and "Sharh-i Mushkil min Kitab al-Musiqi," dealing with music from a mathematical standpointare mentioned in his later work "Risala fi al-Barahin ala Masa'il al-Jabr wa al-Muqabila." This work, which was written in the 1070's at the court of the Qara Khanid king Shams al-Muluk (1068-1079), established Khayyam's fame outside of Bukhara and Khurasan. In fact, it brought him in the purview of the Saljuq court of Isfahan.
Extractions: O AKLAND, Calif. In a time when full-time academic appointments are hard to come by, some mathematics Ph.D.'s may consider the career path taken by Dr. Charles Brenner, 55, one of the world's first fully employed freelance mathematicians. Dr. Brenner calls himself a forensic mathematician and his business card reads, "Charles H. Brenner, Ph.D., Aphorisms, Inferences and Conclusions From Thin Air." As part of his work with his consulting company, DNA-View, Dr. Brenner travels around the globe helping scientists do the mathematical calculations necessary to analyze DNA evidence. He also advises in paternity cases. Dr. Brenner has always been a math rebel. In the 1970's, a time when he should have been finishing his graduate studies, he went to London where he supported himself for six years by playing bridge. He returned to the United States in 1974 to get his doctorate in number theory from the University of California at Los Angeles.
Hong Kong Mathematical Society The Society became a member of the International Mathematical Union in 1982. for editing of the Bulletin of South East asian Mathematical Society, http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Societies/Hong_Kong.html
Extractions: The main initiative for the creation of the Hong Kong Mathematical Society came from Y C Wong. The Society was founded in 1979 with four institutional members: the Chinese University of Hong Kong; the Hong Kong Baptist College; Hong Kong Polytechnic; and the University of Hong Kong. Over the years the number of institutional members has increased to fourteen. The Society became a member of the International Mathematical Union in 1982. It is responsible for editing of the Bulletin of South East Asian Mathematical Society, and since 1997 the Society has had its own Bulletin of the Hong Kong Mathematical Society. Among the major conferences organised by the Society was the South East Asian Mathematical Society Conference in 1980 and the First Asian Mathematical Conference in 1990.
Southeast Asian Bulletin Of Mathematics Southeast asian Bulletin of Mathematics Southeast asian Bulletin of Mathematicsis the quarterly journal of the South East asian Mathematical Society. http://gort.ucsd.edu/newjour/s/msg02617.html
Extractions: [Prev] ... [Next] Subject: Southeast Asian Bulletin of Mathematics Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 12:06:34 -0500 (EST) Southeast Asian Bulletin of Mathematics http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/10012/ ISSN: 0129-2021 (printed edition) The Southeast Asian Bulletin of Mathematics is the quarterly journal of the South East Asian Mathematical Society. Already well established and now in its 22nd volume, this journal will continue to publish research papers in all areas of mathematics with the aim to disseminate original research from mathematicians in Southeast Asia to both the regional and international scientific community. Contact: link@springer-ny.com NewJour Home NewJour: S Search
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Al-Biruni: Definition And Much More From Answers.com Arab mathematician and astronomer whose works introduced Arabic numerals andalgebraic concepts to Western 973, d. after 1050, Central asian scientist. http://www.answers.com/topic/al-biruni
Extractions: showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Dictionary Encyclopedia Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Al-Biruni Dictionary Khwa·riz·mi kwär Äz-mÄ, KH wär al- (Full name Muhammad ibn-Musa al-Khwarizmi.) 780?â850?. Arab mathematician and astronomer whose works introduced Arabic numerals and algebraic concepts to Western mathematics. The word algorithm is derived from his name. Encyclopedia Al-Biruni or Al Beruni, Abu Rayhan Muhammad ibn Ahmad äbÅ« rÄ«hän mÉhÄm Äd Äb Én ä mÉd Äl-bÄrÅ« nÄ, Äl bÄrÅ« nÄ ) , b. 973, d. after 1050, Central Asian scientist. His earlier years were disturbed by political troubles, but after 1017 he was patronized by members of the Ghaznavid dynasty of Turkey. He traveled in Afghanistan and India, making astronomical and geographic observations. The largest part of his writings are on astronomy, astrology, and applied mathematics, but he also wrote on pharmacology, geography, philosophy, history, and other subjects. A taste for precise observation is shown in his determinations of latitudes and the densities of gemstones. His encyclopedic India (tr. 1888) and
IMU Bulletin No. 42, Special Issue SOUTHEAST asian MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY (SEAMS). Third asian MathematicalConference (AMC2000) October 23-27, 2000, Manila (Philippines) http://www.mathunion.org/Publications/Bulletins/42/wmy2000.html
Future Conferences The 1st asian Technology Conference in Mathematics will be held in Singapore1821 December 1995. Second European Mathematical Congress, July 1996 http://www.mathunion.org/Organization/ICMI/bulletin/39/FutureConferences.html
Extractions: The 1st Asian Technology Conference in Mathematics will be held in Singapore 18-21 December 1995. The conference will be hosted by the Association of Mathematics Educators, Singapore, in conjunction with the Nanyang Technical University, National Institute of Education, Singapore, and Radford University, Virginia, USA. Abstracts not exceeding 200 words should be sent to Fong Ho Kheong wyang@mathstat.ms.runet.edu The Seventh South East Asian Conference on Mathematics Education will be held at Hanoi University of Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam, 3-7 June 1996. The organising institutions include the Hanoi University of Technology, the Hanoi Pedagogical Institute No. 1, the Hanoi University, the Research Institute of Education Science, and the Vietnamese Mathematical Society. The themes of SEACME 7 are Mathematics education in upper secondary schools, and Mathematics education for mathematicians, scientists and engineers, social scientists, and mathematics teachers. The programme will include invited lectures (delivered by international experts), working groups, topic groups, workshops, national presentations, and posters. Exhibitions of textbooks, software and other types of material are being plannned as well. The conference languages will be English and French.
IWSSSCM from more than 35 countries and regions. Sponsored by KC Wong EducationFoundation United Treasure(HK) Ltd. Southeast asian Mathematical Society. http://www.acad.polyu.edu.hk/~machanck/workshop/abouthost.htm
Extractions: The main research directions of the Applied Mathematics Department are in the areas of operational research, optimization and optimal control, statistics and actuarial science, and scientific computing. While applied research is the main focus of the Department, many staff members also carry out fundamental research. The Department encourages interdisciplinary research as attested by the number of joint research publications, joint research projects, joint organization of conferences and workshops, and academic visitors. International workshops and conferences jointly organized by the Department include: International Workshop in Financial Mathematics and Statistics , Hong Kong, 2004 (with The University of Iowa) The 3rd International Workshop on Optimization and Control with Applications (OCA 2004) , Chongqing-Chengdu-Jiuzhaigou, China, 2004 (with The Institute of System Science, CAS (ISS), Chongqing University (CQU), Chongqing Normal University (CNU) and Sichuan University (SCU) Third International DCDIS Conference on Engineering Applications and Computational Algorithms
SAB Second Year Students (Symbolic World) Mathematical Life and Death in the Ancient Greek World It will emphasize therecognition of basic East asian modes of pictorial andliterary expression http://www.case.edu/sages/sab/secondyear/symbolic.html
Extractions: Myth, Ritual and Society in the Ancient Greek World Paul Iversen This course introduces students to Greek, Roman, and some near Eastern myth as well as issues of interpreting these stories. The focus will be on myth as a concomitant feature of religious ritual. What do myths and rituals tell us about the society that generated it? What were its values, its collective memories and how do they compare to ours? Math and Art Joel Langer and Henry Adams Students in this University Seminar will explore relationships between art and mathematics. Topics include: pattern, symmetry and beauty in natural forms; symmetry and proportion in art, architecture, ornament and design; perspective and optics; number, iteration, and infinity; mathematical and computer techniques and themes in art, architecture and design. Apophatic Theology Florin Berindeanu This course is an introduction to the philosophy and consequences for literature and arts of negative theology. Known also, by its original Greek name, as apophatics, negative theology started as a mystical movement intent to oppose the doctrinal power and influence of the Catholic Church. In very basic terms, negative theology, holds that because God is clearly not of this world, God cannot be described in terms of what is, but only in terms of what is not. The apophaticdiscourse aims at liberating the theological thinking of scholastic-doctrinaire rigidity while indirectly warning of the increasingly institutional power of the Church viewed as contrary to the proto-Christian principles of essentiality. In response, the discourse of negative theology will evolve around simplicity and abstraction of thinking; for them, thinking religiously means withdrawing all barriers of expression and thus not limiting speaking to a certain fixed language or content.
Extractions: Return to AWM Bibliography AWM Newsletter AWM Book Review: Notable Women in Mathematics: A Biographical Dictionary Charlene Morrow and Teri Perl, editors, Greenwood Press, Westport CT 1998. xv+302. ISBN 0-313-29131-4 (cloth), $49.95. From: AWM Newsletter, January/February 1999. Reviewed by : Marge Murray, Book Review Editor, Department of Mathematics, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0123; email: murray@calvin.math.vt.edu Here at my home institution, Virginia Tech, I regularly teach our one-semester upper-level course in the history of mathematics, which is taken primarily by seniors majoring in mathematics or mathematics education. It's quite a challenge to present in fourteen weeks an overview of the high points of the historical development of mathematics, while at the same time conveying a sense of the social, cultural, intellectual, and political foundations of the subject. It is a still greater challenge to describe the explosive growth of mathematics, and of the mathematical community, over the past hundred years or so. But perhaps the greatest challenge that I face, as a woman teaching a roughly equal mix of male and female students, is to explain the stunning absence of women from the story of mathematics and, in particular, the yawning gap between the death of Hypatia (in the early 5th century AD) and the appearance of talented amateur mathematicians such as Emilie du Chatelet and Maria Agnesi (in the early 18th century). Why were women absent from mathematical activity for so long, and what were the social and cultural conditions which facilitated their reappearance? How can I convey to my students the truly stunning transformation over the past 125 years, during which time women have become significant, indeed central, participants in the mathematical enterprise?
Math Forum - Math Education Conferences National Summit on the Mathematical Education of Teachers Meeting the Demandfor High ATCM 99 Fourth asian Technology Conference in Mathematics. http://mathforum.org/mathed/mathed.confs.html
Extractions: for Mathematics Realistic Mathematics Education Conference A conference for those interested in Realistic Mathematics Education (RME), a Dutch approach to school mathematics that has evolved out of the work of Hans Freudenthal and the staff of the Freudenthal Institute at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Download PDFs of the conference announcement and registration form
Contest Resources The asian Pacific Mathematical Olympiad (APMO) is a regional olympiad amongcountries on; the Pacific Rim (and lately beyond). Each country selects up to http://www.madras.fife.sch.uk/maths/enrichment/
Extractions: Notes and Lectures suitable for Olympiad Training or Mathematics Enrichment Olympiad Training Notes by Greg Gamble (PDF format): Congruences The Floor or Integer Part function Review of Logarithms Notes on what a theorem is ... Divisibility ; Discussion of a Maths Olympiad Question Part 1 and Part 2 AMOC Intermediate Extension Programme (PDF format) Olympiad questions with hints by Greg Gamble. University of Western Australia Academy for Young Mathematicians Lecture Notes by Greg Gamble (PDF Format): 1995 :- Algebra II Problems/solutions Induction Problems/solutions ... Problems/solutions Lecture Notes and Homework Problems from Berkeley Math Circle for 1999-2000 (PDF format): Theorems in Plane Geometry (by Zvezdelina Stankova-Frenkel) ; "A Few Words About Proofs" (by Mira Bernstein) ; Combinatorics (by Paul Zeitz) ; Induction (by Tom Davis) ; Elliptic Curves (by Bjorn Poonen) ; Matrices and Applications (by Tom Davis) ; Inequalities (by Bjorn Poonen) ; Polynomials (by Gabriel Carroll) ; Optimization (by Vera Serganova) ;
Press Release For Count Down Published By Houghton Mifflin Company He follows the members of the 2001 US International Mathematical Olympiad team Are, for instance, asian societies and cultures structured in a way that http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/features/countdown/
Extractions: These six prodigies, selected from half a million American kids, take on nearly five hundred other high schoolers from eighty-two countries, in the world's most demanding test of brainpower. With great insight, Olson describes the drive, perseverance, and creativity at the heart of their endeavor. Through their accomplishments at the Olympiad, the members of the U.S. team emerge as the heroes of a gripping intellectual drama:
