Engaging Maths
A resource from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which explores the role of the mathematical sciences in our lives - in security, telecommunications and the internet, the environment, finance and economics, industry, transport and travel, and in medicine and biology.
Contents:
Introduction: why maths matters
Staying safe: mathematics in security
Keeping in touch: mathematics in telecommunications and the internet
Nature by numbers: mathematics and the environment
The money programme: mathematics of finance and economics
Counting on commerce: mathematics in industry
On the go: mathematics intransport and travel
A healthy outlook: mathematics in medicine and biology
Conclusion: keep the flame burning
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