SIAM report on mathematics in industry

Here is the new report by the society of industrial and applied mathematics on the “mathematics in industry”. Lots of useful information there about employment of mathematicians during these last years (among other things).  Continue reading SIAM report on mathematics in industry

Applying Polya’s principles to problem solving

In this post I will talk a little about  problem solving. To be more precise, I am gonna apply Polya’s four step method (adding two extra steps of my own but which are implied by Polya as well) to a mathematical problem, explaining each step and why it’s important. First of all, I would like to emphasize that if you can’t solve a particular problem, … Continue reading Applying Polya’s principles to problem solving