Strengthening the linkages between the sciences and the mathematical sciences / Committee on Strengthening the Linkages Between the Sciences and the Mathematical Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Strengthening the Linkages Between the Sciences and the Mathematical Sciences.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Science--Mathematics.

Science.

Science--United States.

Mathematics--United States.

Mathematics.

Interdisciplinary research--United States.

Interdisciplinary research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (134 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2000.

Summary:

Over three hundred years ago, Galileo is reported to have said, "The laws of nature are written in the language of mathematics." Often mathematics and science go hand in hand, with one helping develop and improve the other. Discoveries in science, for example, open up new advances in statistics, computer science, operations research, and pure and applied mathematics which in turn enabled new practical technologies and advanced entirely new frontiers of science. Despite the interdependency that exists between these two disciplines, cooperation and collaboration between mathematical scientists and scientists have only occurred by chance. To encourage new collaboration between the mathematical sciences and other fields and to sustain present collaboration, the National Research Council (NRC) formed a committee representing a broad cross-section of scientists from academia, federal government laboratories, and industry. The goal of the committee was to examine the mechanisms for strengthening interdisciplinary research between mathematical sciences and the sciences, with a strong focus on suggesting the most effective mechanisms of collaboration. Strengthening the Linkages Between the Sciences and the Mathematical Sciences provides the findings and recommendations of the committee as well as case studies of cross-discipline collaboration, the workshop agenda, and federal agencies that provide funding for such collaboration.

Contents:

Front Matter

Preface

Acknowledgment of Reviewers

Contents

Executive Summary

1 Introduction

2 Examples of Linkages

3 previous Efforts and Studies Relevant to math/Science Linkages

4 Recommendations

A Ten Case Studies of Math/Science Interactions

B Workshop Agenda and Presentations AGENDA

C Partial Chronology of Previous Efforts to Strengthen Mathematics and Cross-Disciplinary Research

D Federal Agencies That Provide Funding Opportunities

E Acronyms and Abbreviations.

Notes:

"The material in this report is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under Grant No. DMS-9703610 and by DHHS Contract No. N01-OD-4-2139 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309183628

0309183626

9780309558082

0309558085

9780309528566

0309528569

OCLC:

44091081