Preserving the History of Applied Mathematics

Preserving the History of Applied Mathematics

John Boyd reflects on some mathematical figures and their stories, and calls for more preservation of applied mathematical history.

Minimizing the Length — and the Algebra

Minimizing the Length — and the Algebra

Mark Levi provides an interesting mechanical solution to a common elementary calculus problem.

Addressing Climate Change, Boosting Environmental Resilience, and Advancing Clean Energy

Addressing Climate Change, Boosting Environmental Resilience, and Advancing Clean Energy

Alejandro Aceves, Hans Kaper, and Sven Leyffer reflect on the recent findings and recommendations of the SIAM Climate Task Force.

Delayed Hopf Bifurcations in ODEs and Reaction-Diffusion PDEs

Delayed Hopf Bifurcations in ODEs and Reaction-Diffusion PDEs

Theo Vo of Monash University talks about delayed Hopf bifurcations, and explains their appearance in ordinary and partial differential equations.

A Novel Method for Computing Spectral Stability of Standing Waves

A Novel Method for Computing Spectral Stability of Standing Waves

Jonathan Jaquette of Boston University discusses numerical methods useful in establishing the stability and instability of nonlinear waves using conjugate points and the Maslov index.

May 2021 Prize Spotlight

May 2021 Prize Spotlight

Congratulations to J. D. Crawford Prize winner Igor Mezić and Jürgen Moser Lecture prize winner Lai-Sang Young!

Quenched Stripes: Wavenumber Selection and Dynamics

Quenched Stripes: Wavenumber Selection and Dynamics

Ryan Goh of Boston University discusses the effect of quenching in the Swift-Hohenberg equation as a model for spacial growth.

Nanoptera in Nonlinear Woodpile Chains

Nanoptera in Nonlinear Woodpile Chains

Guo Deng from Macquarie University in Australia talks about nonlinearity of woodpile chains.

Exploring Symmetry in Chaos

Exploring Symmetry in Chaos

Michael Field and Martin Golubitsky announce the second edition of their book Symmetry in Chaos: A Search for Pattern in Mathematics, Art, and Nature.

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