SIAM’s Working Group on Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) Undergraduate Education has issued a comprehensive report on how schools can improve the level of training offered to future mathematicians and engineers.
The report discusses the value of an undergraduate CSE program and provides model programs. Included are short overviews of successful CSE programs that demonstrate the various flavors of programs possible at the undergraduate level. Capsule profiles of students in these programs capture the value of internships for students in this area of study.
The complete report is available on the SIAM website at
http://www.siam.org/about/pdf/CSE_Report.pdf
The 15 online titles of the Notre Dame Mathematical Lectures from Project Euclid are now listed in our catalog!
Go to:
http://innopac.library.drexel.edu/search/a?Project+Euclid&searchscope=9
to explore these treasures…
This year is the Tercentenary year of Leonard Euler’s birth, but yesterday April 15 was his birthday. This weekend NPR’s math commentator Keith Devlin talks to Scott Simon about the life of this genius.
Go to: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9585232
Click on “Listen” to hear the full interview.
And don’t forget the display on Euler in Hagerty Library!
Yes, 300 years ago on April 15, Leonard Euler was born. Considered by many to be one of the greatest mathematicians if not the most prolific author of modern history. Celebrations are happening throughout the year world wide. Drexel’s Math department will be hosting an event in the fall.
Check out these web sites:
http://www.euler-2007.ch/
http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/Euler.html
http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Euler.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonhard_Euler
Euler’s contributions beyond mathematics span many scientific and engineering disciplines, such as astronomy (planetary orbits), physics (optics & sound), biology (population studies), engineering (hydraulics, gears, robotics) and more.
Hagerty library currently has a display in honor of Euler’s birth exhibiting some examples of his contributions and ways in which he has been honored by several countries on their money and stamps. Next time you’re in the library, pause by the display cases near the library entrance to learn more about this amazing person.
Notre Dame Mathematical Lectures are now completely available online through Project Euclid. These are freely available full-text monographs delivered from 1941-1990. A couple gems are:
Galois Theory: Lectures Delivered at the University of Notre Dame
Emil Artin 1942
Direct Decompositions of Finite Algebraic Systems
Bjarni Jónsson, and Alfred Tarski 1947
On the Principles of Statistical Inference
Abraham Wald 1942
There are 15 lectures in the collection. Enjoy!
http://ProjectEuclid.org/ndml
