The students huddled around their tables, scribbling and erasing their notes, nodding and shaking their heads and rearranging the blocks in front of them. “There has to be a hole in the middle.” “We ...

THE foundations of modern engineering have been laid on mathematics and physical science; the practice of engineering is now governed by scientific methods applied to the analysis of experience and ...

As a rookie engineer in my first job, my boss presented me with a pile of notebooks that belonged to a recently retired senior engineer. He asked me to distill the most common calculations in them ...

The Department of Applied Mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences offers courses and degree programs for undergraduates and graduate students. The Department of Applied Mathematics currently ...

Flexible curriculum allows in-depth application of mathematics in areas like engineering, economics, physics, mathematics, or social sciences Many students combine their applied-math major with ...

When I talk with young people about science and engineering I try to use everyday examples, but often come up with something too complicated, which leads to a lengthy, confusing explanation. This ...