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101 careers in mathematics / / edited by Andrew Sterrett
| 101 careers in mathematics / / edited by Andrew Sterrett |
| Edizione | [Third edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 335 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 510/.2373 |
| Collana | Classroom Resource Materials |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Vocational guidance
Mathematicians - United States |
| ISBN | 1-61444-116-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the third edition -- Brian Adams: Senior Member of Technical Staff Optimization and Uncertainty Estimation; Sandia National Laboratories -- Jeffrey Zane Anderson: Industrial Engineer; Commonwealth Aluminum Corporation -- Alysia Appell: Senior Analyst; Northwest Airlines -- P Darcy Barnett: Computer Scientist; National Institute of Standards and Technology -- Carl M Beaird: Mathematician; Rockwell International Corporation -- Cherryl Beeman: Electronic Commerce Specialist; Kodiak Group -- Betsy Bennett: Private School Teacher; St Albans School, Washington DC -- Nick Bennett: Research Scientist; Schlumberger -- Jonathan G Blattmachr: Partner; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York and Los Angeles -- Mary Bonar: Emergency Medicine Physician; Pinnacle Hospital, Harrisburg, PA -- Ron Bousquet: R & D Project Manager; Hewlett-Packard Company -- Margaret L Brandeau: Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering; Stanford University -- Judith R Brown: Manager, Advanced Research Computing Services; University of Iowa -- Denise Cammarata: Senior Engineer; Westinghouse Wireless Solutions Company -- Cora L Carmody: Manager of Systems Engineering; PRC, Inc -- Jessie Caruso: Senior Systems Integrator; CollabraSpace, Inc -- Jack Cassidy: Engineer Scientist, Firmware; Hewlett-Packard -- Shane Chalke: Actuary/Business Owner; Chalke, Inc -- Judith E Chapman: Senior Software Engineer; Harris Scientific Calculations -- Samson Cheung: Research Scientist; MCAT Institute, NASA Ames Research Center -- Yves Chiricota: Professor; Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi -- Megan Christensen: Risk Analyst; Travelers Insurance -- Andrea Cook: Employee Benefits Consultant; Plante & Moran, PLLC -- James L Cooley: Aerospace Mathematician; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Mary K Cooney: Mathematics Editor: Simon & Schuster, Inc -- Jeff Cooper: Corporate Technical Developer; PH Glatfelter Company -- Joe Corrigan: Project Mathematics! -- H Michael Covert: Senior Computer Systems Specialist; Chemical Abstracts Service -- Sarah Cullen: Senior Professional Relations Representative; Bay State Health Care -- Allison DeLong: Marine Research Associate; University of Rhode Island -- Janet P DenBleyker: Assistant Actuary; Buck Consultants -- Mark Derwin -- Susan J Devlin: Director-Measurements Research; Bellcore -- J Wanzer Drane: Professor of Biostatistics; University of South Carolina School of Public Health -- Arnitra Duckett: Educational Markets Manager; Texas Instruments, Incorporated -- Paula Duckett: Elementary School Mathematics Specialist -- Yawa Duse-Anthony: Senior Associate; KKO and Associates -- M Scott Elliott: Operations Research Analyst; FedEx Corporation -- Katie Evans: Assistant Professor; Louisiana Tech University -- Helaman Ferguson: Sculptor -- Rol Fessenden: Director of Inventory Control; LL Bean -- Kathie Flood: Program Manager; Microsoft Games Studio -- Sara Ford: Software Design Engineer in Test; Microsoft Corporation -- Richard D Fuhr: Senior Engineer; Electronic Data Systems -- Holly Gaff: Graduate Research Associate; University of Tennessee -- Marshal B Garrison: Principal Software Engineer; PictureTel Corporation -- Allen Gibson: Instructor; Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University -- Ruth Gonzalez: Research Specialist; Exxon Production Research Company -- Douglas A Gray: Senior Consultant; American Airlines Decision Technologies -- Cynthia Carter Haddock: Professor and Academic Program Director; University of Alabama at Birmingham -- Charles R Hadlock: Professor of Mathematics; Bentley College -- Charles Hagwood: Mathematician; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) -- John F Hamilton: Research Associate; Eastman Kodak Company -- William D Hammers: Chief Financial Officer; Optimal Solutions -- Jeff Hand: Senior Physics Engineer; Raytheon -- Carl M Harris: Professor and Operations Researcher; George Mason University -- Mary Hesselgrave: Distinguished Member of Technical Staff; Lucent Technologies Bell Labs -- Jerry W Highfill: Mathematical Statistician; United States Environmental Protection Laboratory -- Matthew D Janssen: Commercial Litigation Attorney; Pepper Hamilton LLP -- Richard Jarvinen: Professor and Consultant; Winona State University and NASA -- Captain CJ Jaynes: PMA 213 Program Manager; United States Navy -- Denise Ann Johnston: Instructor and Consultant on quality Control; Boeing Commercial Airplane Group -- Patricia H Jones: Professor and Chair; Methodist College -- Marcia P Kastner: Research Scientist; Akamai Technologies, Inc -- Sherra E Kerns: Professor and Chair; Vanderbilt University -- Gary Kim: Accounting Manager; Perdue Farms Incorporated -- Greg King: Teacher; Dublin City Schools -- Kay Strain King: Senior Environmental Mathematician; Theta Engineering Inc -- Karen M Kneisel: Project Manager; Otis Elevator Company -- John Kuchenbrod: Project Team Manager; MITRE Corporation -- Janice A Kulle: Senior Product Actuary ; Baltimore Life Insurance Company -- Kimberly A Kuntz: Senior Systems Engineer; Electronic Data Systems -- Michael H Kutner: Chairman, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology; Cleveland Clinic Foundation --
Donna F Lawson: Economist; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- Christopher M Legault: Research Fishery Biologist; NOAA Fisheries -- Loren Mernoff Lewin: Senior Systems Engineer; Telcordia Technologies -- Mike Lieber: Biostatistician; Cleveland Clinic Foundation -- Peter A Lindstrom: Retired Professor of Mathematics; North Lake College -- Dan Loeb: Quantitative Research Department; Susquehanna International Group -- Tammy M Lofton: Actuarial Assistant; Nationwide Insurance Company -- Valerie Lopez-Zinzer, ASA: Actuarial Associate; Watson Wyatt -- Christopher M Luczynski: Senior Associate Engineer; Mask Home, IBM -- Chad Magers: Scientist; Naval Surface Warfare Center -- Carol J Mandell: Market Researcher; Corporate Software, Inc -- Carla D Martin: Assistant Professor; James Madison University -- Patrick Dale McCray: Systems Project Leader; GD Searle & Co, a subsidiary of Monsanto -- Jennifer E McLean: Member of Technical Staff; Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- Juan C Meza: Numerical Analyst; Sandia National Laboratories -- Michael G Monticino: Associate Professor; University of North Texas -- S Brent Morris: Mathematician; National Security Agency -- William D Murphy: Applied Mathematician; Rockwell International Science Center -- Michael J Murray: Java Developer; IBM Global Services -- Deenanne Kay Myers: Product Analyst; AIG Specialty Auto -- Joan Peters Ogden: Consulting Actuary; Joan Ogden Actuaries -- Edna Lee Paisano: Statistician; Bureau of the Census -- Amanda Peterson: Modeling and Simulation Analyst; Dynamic Research Corporation -- Bruce A Powell: Manager, Group Control; Otis Elevator Company -- Marla Prenger: Associate Scientist; Procter and Gamble -- Edward H Preston: Sr Information Systems Engineer; MITRETEK Systems, Inc -- Fred L Preston: Systems Engineer; Lucent Technologies -- Diana R Purcell: Financial Analysts; KeyCorp -- Amanda Quiring: Project Manager; International Accounting Standards Board -- Laura Readdy: Advanced Systems Engineer; Electronic Data Systems Corporations (EDS) -- Brian D Repp: Senior Data Math Analyst; Bendix Field Engineering Corporation -- Mark A Reynolds: Operations Research Manager; USAir, Inc -- Nancy K Roderer: Director; Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University -- Peter Rosenthal: Professor; University of Toronto -- David S Ross: Research Associate; Eastman Kodak Company -- Edward Rothstein: Cultural Critic-At-Large; New York Times -- Christine Rutch: Associate Statistician; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc -- Bonita V Saunders: Mathematician; National Institute of Standards and Technology -- Julie Scarpa: Mathematics Product Manager; Prentice Hall School Division -- Jeffrey A Schneider: Secondary Mathematics Teacher; Eden Prairie High School -- Joel Schneider: Vice President for Education and Research; Square One TV: Children's Television Workshop -- Deborah A Southan: Scientific Systems Programmer; Bendix Field Engineering Corporation -- Mitchell Stabbe: Partner; Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC -- Arthur P Staddon: Clinical Associate Professor; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine -- Courtney Stephens: Senior Commercial Analyst; Americas Marathon Oil Company -- Robert L Stewart: NASA Astronaut/Director of Advanced Programs; Nichols Research Corporation -- Mary Kay Esworthy Stiles: Marketing Specialist/Claims Manager; Riedman Insurance -- Kathy Haas Stukus: Member Technical Staff: AT&T Network Systems -- Lisa M Sullivan: Senior Budget Analyst; Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy -- Elizabeth Sweet: Mathematical Statistician; Bureau of the Census -- Julie S Tarwater: Quality Control Manager; Biles & Associates -- Debra W Taufen: Marketing Manager; IBM Corporation -- Frederick C Taverner: District Systems Engineering Manager; Sun Microsystems, Inc -- Mark P Terry: Systems Engineer; Trident Systems Incorporated -- Jill L Tolle: Senior Statistician; IMS America -- Lisa M Tonder: Principal Statistician; Medtronic Inc -- Jane Turnbull: Assistant Vice President; Equifax -- Sue E Waldman: Mathematician; US Department of Agriculture Rodney B Wallace: Technical Solutions Manager; IBM -- Martha Weeks: Computer Marketing Consultant: Self-employed -- Benjamin E Weiss: Imaging Scientist; MetaCreations Corp -- Faedra Lazar Weiss: Research Associate; Girls Incorporated National Research Center -- Michael D Weiss: Agricultural Economist; US Department of Agriculture -- Gary L Welz: Director of Corporate Business Development; THINKNewIdeas -- Dan C White: Actuary -- Paul Willoughby: Lead Software Analyst; PRB-CPMPTEK Systems -- Sandra L Winkler: Research Scientist; Ford Motor Company -- Sarah Adams Yeary: Technical Lead; Lockheed Martin Air Traffic management -- James W Yen: Area Development Manager; GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines -- Joyce W Yen: Program/Research Manager; ADVANCE Program, University of Washington -- Yvonne Zhou: Software Engineer; Cray Research, Inc -- Yaromyr Andrew Zinkewych: Troubleshooter; Hubble Space Telescope -- Paul Zorn: Professor; St Olaf College -- Appendices: Seven steps to finding a job -- Interviewing tips from the pros -- So you want to work in industry -- Teamwork: the special challenge of industry -- Degrees earned by mathematics majors. |
| Altri titoli varianti | One hundred one careers in mathematics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792169603321 |
| Washington : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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101 careers in mathematics / / edited by Andrew Sterrett
| 101 careers in mathematics / / edited by Andrew Sterrett |
| Edizione | [Third edition] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xvii, 335 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 510/.2373 |
| Collana | Classroom Resource Materials |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Vocational guidance
Mathematicians - United States |
| ISBN | 1-61444-116-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the third edition -- Brian Adams: Senior Member of Technical Staff Optimization and Uncertainty Estimation; Sandia National Laboratories -- Jeffrey Zane Anderson: Industrial Engineer; Commonwealth Aluminum Corporation -- Alysia Appell: Senior Analyst; Northwest Airlines -- P Darcy Barnett: Computer Scientist; National Institute of Standards and Technology -- Carl M Beaird: Mathematician; Rockwell International Corporation -- Cherryl Beeman: Electronic Commerce Specialist; Kodiak Group -- Betsy Bennett: Private School Teacher; St Albans School, Washington DC -- Nick Bennett: Research Scientist; Schlumberger -- Jonathan G Blattmachr: Partner; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York and Los Angeles -- Mary Bonar: Emergency Medicine Physician; Pinnacle Hospital, Harrisburg, PA -- Ron Bousquet: R & D Project Manager; Hewlett-Packard Company -- Margaret L Brandeau: Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering; Stanford University -- Judith R Brown: Manager, Advanced Research Computing Services; University of Iowa -- Denise Cammarata: Senior Engineer; Westinghouse Wireless Solutions Company -- Cora L Carmody: Manager of Systems Engineering; PRC, Inc -- Jessie Caruso: Senior Systems Integrator; CollabraSpace, Inc -- Jack Cassidy: Engineer Scientist, Firmware; Hewlett-Packard -- Shane Chalke: Actuary/Business Owner; Chalke, Inc -- Judith E Chapman: Senior Software Engineer; Harris Scientific Calculations -- Samson Cheung: Research Scientist; MCAT Institute, NASA Ames Research Center -- Yves Chiricota: Professor; Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi -- Megan Christensen: Risk Analyst; Travelers Insurance -- Andrea Cook: Employee Benefits Consultant; Plante & Moran, PLLC -- James L Cooley: Aerospace Mathematician; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Mary K Cooney: Mathematics Editor: Simon & Schuster, Inc -- Jeff Cooper: Corporate Technical Developer; PH Glatfelter Company -- Joe Corrigan: Project Mathematics! -- H Michael Covert: Senior Computer Systems Specialist; Chemical Abstracts Service -- Sarah Cullen: Senior Professional Relations Representative; Bay State Health Care -- Allison DeLong: Marine Research Associate; University of Rhode Island -- Janet P DenBleyker: Assistant Actuary; Buck Consultants -- Mark Derwin -- Susan J Devlin: Director-Measurements Research; Bellcore -- J Wanzer Drane: Professor of Biostatistics; University of South Carolina School of Public Health -- Arnitra Duckett: Educational Markets Manager; Texas Instruments, Incorporated -- Paula Duckett: Elementary School Mathematics Specialist -- Yawa Duse-Anthony: Senior Associate; KKO and Associates -- M Scott Elliott: Operations Research Analyst; FedEx Corporation -- Katie Evans: Assistant Professor; Louisiana Tech University -- Helaman Ferguson: Sculptor -- Rol Fessenden: Director of Inventory Control; LL Bean -- Kathie Flood: Program Manager; Microsoft Games Studio -- Sara Ford: Software Design Engineer in Test; Microsoft Corporation -- Richard D Fuhr: Senior Engineer; Electronic Data Systems -- Holly Gaff: Graduate Research Associate; University of Tennessee -- Marshal B Garrison: Principal Software Engineer; PictureTel Corporation -- Allen Gibson: Instructor; Stillman School of Business, Seton Hall University -- Ruth Gonzalez: Research Specialist; Exxon Production Research Company -- Douglas A Gray: Senior Consultant; American Airlines Decision Technologies -- Cynthia Carter Haddock: Professor and Academic Program Director; University of Alabama at Birmingham -- Charles R Hadlock: Professor of Mathematics; Bentley College -- Charles Hagwood: Mathematician; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) -- John F Hamilton: Research Associate; Eastman Kodak Company -- William D Hammers: Chief Financial Officer; Optimal Solutions -- Jeff Hand: Senior Physics Engineer; Raytheon -- Carl M Harris: Professor and Operations Researcher; George Mason University -- Mary Hesselgrave: Distinguished Member of Technical Staff; Lucent Technologies Bell Labs -- Jerry W Highfill: Mathematical Statistician; United States Environmental Protection Laboratory -- Matthew D Janssen: Commercial Litigation Attorney; Pepper Hamilton LLP -- Richard Jarvinen: Professor and Consultant; Winona State University and NASA -- Captain CJ Jaynes: PMA 213 Program Manager; United States Navy -- Denise Ann Johnston: Instructor and Consultant on quality Control; Boeing Commercial Airplane Group -- Patricia H Jones: Professor and Chair; Methodist College -- Marcia P Kastner: Research Scientist; Akamai Technologies, Inc -- Sherra E Kerns: Professor and Chair; Vanderbilt University -- Gary Kim: Accounting Manager; Perdue Farms Incorporated -- Greg King: Teacher; Dublin City Schools -- Kay Strain King: Senior Environmental Mathematician; Theta Engineering Inc -- Karen M Kneisel: Project Manager; Otis Elevator Company -- John Kuchenbrod: Project Team Manager; MITRE Corporation -- Janice A Kulle: Senior Product Actuary ; Baltimore Life Insurance Company -- Kimberly A Kuntz: Senior Systems Engineer; Electronic Data Systems -- Michael H Kutner: Chairman, Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology; Cleveland Clinic Foundation --
Donna F Lawson: Economist; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- Christopher M Legault: Research Fishery Biologist; NOAA Fisheries -- Loren Mernoff Lewin: Senior Systems Engineer; Telcordia Technologies -- Mike Lieber: Biostatistician; Cleveland Clinic Foundation -- Peter A Lindstrom: Retired Professor of Mathematics; North Lake College -- Dan Loeb: Quantitative Research Department; Susquehanna International Group -- Tammy M Lofton: Actuarial Assistant; Nationwide Insurance Company -- Valerie Lopez-Zinzer, ASA: Actuarial Associate; Watson Wyatt -- Christopher M Luczynski: Senior Associate Engineer; Mask Home, IBM -- Chad Magers: Scientist; Naval Surface Warfare Center -- Carol J Mandell: Market Researcher; Corporate Software, Inc -- Carla D Martin: Assistant Professor; James Madison University -- Patrick Dale McCray: Systems Project Leader; GD Searle & Co, a subsidiary of Monsanto -- Jennifer E McLean: Member of Technical Staff; Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- Juan C Meza: Numerical Analyst; Sandia National Laboratories -- Michael G Monticino: Associate Professor; University of North Texas -- S Brent Morris: Mathematician; National Security Agency -- William D Murphy: Applied Mathematician; Rockwell International Science Center -- Michael J Murray: Java Developer; IBM Global Services -- Deenanne Kay Myers: Product Analyst; AIG Specialty Auto -- Joan Peters Ogden: Consulting Actuary; Joan Ogden Actuaries -- Edna Lee Paisano: Statistician; Bureau of the Census -- Amanda Peterson: Modeling and Simulation Analyst; Dynamic Research Corporation -- Bruce A Powell: Manager, Group Control; Otis Elevator Company -- Marla Prenger: Associate Scientist; Procter and Gamble -- Edward H Preston: Sr Information Systems Engineer; MITRETEK Systems, Inc -- Fred L Preston: Systems Engineer; Lucent Technologies -- Diana R Purcell: Financial Analysts; KeyCorp -- Amanda Quiring: Project Manager; International Accounting Standards Board -- Laura Readdy: Advanced Systems Engineer; Electronic Data Systems Corporations (EDS) -- Brian D Repp: Senior Data Math Analyst; Bendix Field Engineering Corporation -- Mark A Reynolds: Operations Research Manager; USAir, Inc -- Nancy K Roderer: Director; Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University -- Peter Rosenthal: Professor; University of Toronto -- David S Ross: Research Associate; Eastman Kodak Company -- Edward Rothstein: Cultural Critic-At-Large; New York Times -- Christine Rutch: Associate Statistician; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc -- Bonita V Saunders: Mathematician; National Institute of Standards and Technology -- Julie Scarpa: Mathematics Product Manager; Prentice Hall School Division -- Jeffrey A Schneider: Secondary Mathematics Teacher; Eden Prairie High School -- Joel Schneider: Vice President for Education and Research; Square One TV: Children's Television Workshop -- Deborah A Southan: Scientific Systems Programmer; Bendix Field Engineering Corporation -- Mitchell Stabbe: Partner; Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC -- Arthur P Staddon: Clinical Associate Professor; University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine -- Courtney Stephens: Senior Commercial Analyst; Americas Marathon Oil Company -- Robert L Stewart: NASA Astronaut/Director of Advanced Programs; Nichols Research Corporation -- Mary Kay Esworthy Stiles: Marketing Specialist/Claims Manager; Riedman Insurance -- Kathy Haas Stukus: Member Technical Staff: AT&T Network Systems -- Lisa M Sullivan: Senior Budget Analyst; Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Department of the Navy -- Elizabeth Sweet: Mathematical Statistician; Bureau of the Census -- Julie S Tarwater: Quality Control Manager; Biles & Associates -- Debra W Taufen: Marketing Manager; IBM Corporation -- Frederick C Taverner: District Systems Engineering Manager; Sun Microsystems, Inc -- Mark P Terry: Systems Engineer; Trident Systems Incorporated -- Jill L Tolle: Senior Statistician; IMS America -- Lisa M Tonder: Principal Statistician; Medtronic Inc -- Jane Turnbull: Assistant Vice President; Equifax -- Sue E Waldman: Mathematician; US Department of Agriculture Rodney B Wallace: Technical Solutions Manager; IBM -- Martha Weeks: Computer Marketing Consultant: Self-employed -- Benjamin E Weiss: Imaging Scientist; MetaCreations Corp -- Faedra Lazar Weiss: Research Associate; Girls Incorporated National Research Center -- Michael D Weiss: Agricultural Economist; US Department of Agriculture -- Gary L Welz: Director of Corporate Business Development; THINKNewIdeas -- Dan C White: Actuary -- Paul Willoughby: Lead Software Analyst; PRB-CPMPTEK Systems -- Sandra L Winkler: Research Scientist; Ford Motor Company -- Sarah Adams Yeary: Technical Lead; Lockheed Martin Air Traffic management -- James W Yen: Area Development Manager; GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines -- Joyce W Yen: Program/Research Manager; ADVANCE Program, University of Washington -- Yvonne Zhou: Software Engineer; Cray Research, Inc -- Yaromyr Andrew Zinkewych: Troubleshooter; Hubble Space Telescope -- Paul Zorn: Professor; St Olaf College -- Appendices: Seven steps to finding a job -- Interviewing tips from the pros -- So you want to work in industry -- Teamwork: the special challenge of industry -- Degrees earned by mathematics majors. |
| Altri titoli varianti | One hundred one careers in mathematics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817694403321 |
| Washington : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 2014 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A challenge of numbers [[electronic resource] ] : people in the mathematical sciences / / prepared by Bernard L. Madison and Therese A. Hart for the Committee on the Mathematical Sciences in the year 2000 ; Mathematical Sciences Education Board [and] Board on Mathematical Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| A challenge of numbers [[electronic resource] ] : people in the mathematical sciences / / prepared by Bernard L. Madison and Therese A. Hart for the Committee on the Mathematical Sciences in the year 2000 ; Mathematical Sciences Education Board [and] Board on Mathematical Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Autore | Madison Bernard L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510/.71073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HartTherese A |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States
Mathematics - Study and teaching (Graduate) - United States Mathematicians - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-21288-8
9786610212880 0-309-59602-5 0-585-08581-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455930103321 |
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| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A challenge of numbers [[electronic resource] ] : people in the mathematical sciences / / prepared by Bernard L. Madison and Therese A. Hart for the Committee on the Mathematical Sciences in the year 2000 ; Mathematical Sciences Education Board [and] Board on Mathematical Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| A challenge of numbers [[electronic resource] ] : people in the mathematical sciences / / prepared by Bernard L. Madison and Therese A. Hart for the Committee on the Mathematical Sciences in the year 2000 ; Mathematical Sciences Education Board [and] Board on Mathematical Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Autore | Madison Bernard L |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510/.71073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HartTherese A |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States
Mathematics - Study and teaching (Graduate) - United States Mathematicians - United States |
| ISBN |
1-280-21288-8
9786610212880 0-309-59602-5 0-585-08581-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778787203321 |
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Madison Bernard L
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| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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A challenge of numbers : people in the mathematical sciences / / prepared by Bernard L. Madison and Therese A. Hart for the Committee on the Mathematical Sciences in the year 2000 ; Mathematical Sciences Education Board [and] Board on Mathematical Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council
| A challenge of numbers : people in the mathematical sciences / / prepared by Bernard L. Madison and Therese A. Hart for the Committee on the Mathematical Sciences in the year 2000 ; Mathematical Sciences Education Board [and] Board on Mathematical Sciences, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources, National Research Council |
| Autore | Madison Bernard L |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (135 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510/.71073 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | HartTherese A |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States
Mathematics - Study and teaching (Graduate) - United States Mathematicians - United States |
| ISBN |
9786610212880
9781280212888 1280212888 9780309596022 0309596025 9780585085814 0585085811 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | A Challenge of Numbers -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Introduction and Historical Perspective -- THE MS 2000 PROJECT AND THE SCOPE OF THIS REPORT -- THREE ROLLER COASTER DECADES -- NATIONAL EFFORTS TOWARD RENEWAL -- CONTENTS OF THIS REPORT -- 2 The U.S. Labor Force and Higher Education -- INTRODUCTION -- MORE SKILLS AND GREATER ADAPTABILITY -- GROWTH IN SCIENCE-BASED OCCUPATIONS -- HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES -- THE POOL OF POTENTIAL STUDENTS AND WORKERS -- PERSISTENCE IN COLLEGE ENROLLMENT -- SHIFTING INTERESTS OF COLLEGE STUDENTS -- NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING -- THE CHALLENGES AND THE RESPONSIBILITY -- 3 College and University Mathematical Sciences -- INTRODUCTION -- STRONG AT THE TOP -- MIXED PRECOLLEGE INDICATORS -- TROUBLESOME TRANSITIONS FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE -- REMEDIATION IN COLLEGE -- SERVICE COURSES -- MATHEMATICS AS AN ACADEMIC COMPETENCY AND SUBJECT -- 4 Majors in Mathematics and Statistics -- INTRODUCTION -- UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS -- DEGREES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS -- GRADUATE STUDENTS -- MASTER'S DEGREE RECIPIENTS -- DOCTORAL DEGREE RECIPIENTS -- PATTERNS AND PROSPECTS -- 5 Mathematical Scientists in the Workplace -- INTRODUCTION -- GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TRENDS -- EMPLOYMENT OF RECENT GRADUATES -- SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS FACULTY -- CHARACTERISTICS OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY FACULTIES -- WHAT FACULTY MEMBERS DO -- FACULTY MEMBERS BY DUTIES AND CREDENTIALS -- THE RESEARCH FACULTY -- FACULTY SALARIES -- AGES OF FACULTY MEMBERS -- WOMEN AND MINORITIES ON THE FACULTY -- TWO-YEAR COLLEGE FACULTY MOBILITY -- FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY DOCTORATE FACULTY -- FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY NONDOCTORATE FACULTY -- SUMMARY -- 6 Issues and Implications -- Bibliography -- Appendix Tables -- LIST OF APPENDIX TABLES. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910960683803321 |
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| Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1990 | ||
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History of the second fifty years : the American Mathematical Society, 1939-1988 / / Everett Pitcher [[electronic resource]]
| History of the second fifty years : the American Mathematical Society, 1939-1988 / / Everett Pitcher [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Pitcher Everett <1912-2006.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Providence, R.I. : , : American Mathematical Society, , 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 360 pages) : illustrations ; |
| Disciplina | 510/.6/073 |
| Collana | American Mathematical Society centennial publications |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematicians - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8218-0125-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996320724003316 |
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| Providence, R.I. : , : American Mathematical Society, , 1988 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
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History of the second fifty years : the American Mathematical Society, 1939-1988 / / Everett Pitcher [[electronic resource]]
| History of the second fifty years : the American Mathematical Society, 1939-1988 / / Everett Pitcher [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Pitcher Everett <1912-2006.> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Providence, R.I. : , : American Mathematical Society, , 1988 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 360 pages) : illustrations ; |
| Disciplina | 510/.6/073 |
| Collana | American Mathematical Society centennial publications |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematicians - United States |
| ISBN | 0-8218-0125-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910146556103321 |
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| Providence, R.I. : , : American Mathematical Society, , 1988 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In the dark on the sunny side [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of an out-of-sight mathematician / / Larry Baggett
| In the dark on the sunny side [[electronic resource] ] : a memoir of an out-of-sight mathematician / / Larry Baggett |
| Autore | Baggett Lawrence W. <1939-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Washington, D.C.], : Mathematical Association, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (0 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.92 |
| Collana | Spectrum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematicians - United States
Blind - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-61444-513-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
cover ; copyright page ; title page; Contents; Prologue; Uncle Al's Truss ; A Quantum Moment ; Louis and the Problem of Sixty-Three; Sidebar: Counting Dominoes; A Cane Mutiny; Sidebar: Steps for Caning Chairs; Pinocchio Becomes a Real Boy; Aunt Mildred and the Circle of Fifths; Sidebar: The Comma of Pythagoras; Scarlet Ribbons ; Dauntless Courage; Sidebar: Definition of the Limit of a Sequence; The Age of Enlightenment; Sidebar: Mathematical Induction; Baggett v. Bullitt, and All That Jazz; Sidebar: Designing Chords; Sidebar: More from Pythagoras; Publish or Perish, My Best Work
The Renaissance``So How'd That All Work Out for You?''; Author's Notes; Acknowledgments; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462833703321 |
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| [Washington, D.C.], : Mathematical Association, c2012 | ||
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In the dark on the sunny side : a memoir of an out-of-sight mathematician / / Larry Baggett [[electronic resource]]
| In the dark on the sunny side : a memoir of an out-of-sight mathematician / / Larry Baggett [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Baggett Lawrence W. <1939-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 206 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 510.92 |
| Collana | Spectrum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematicians - United States
Blind - United States |
| ISBN | 1-61444-513-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Uncle Al's truss -- A quantum moment -- Louis and the problem of sixty-three -- A cane mutiny -- Pinocchio becomes a real boy -- Aunt Mildred and the circle of fifths -- Scarlet ribbons -- Dauntless courage -- The age of enlightenment -- Baggett v. Bullitt, and all that jazz -- Publish or perish, my best work -- The renaissance -- "So how'd that all work out for you?" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785907203321 |
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Baggett Lawrence W. <1939->
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| Washington : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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In the dark on the sunny side : a memoir of an out-of-sight mathematician / / Larry Baggett [[electronic resource]]
| In the dark on the sunny side : a memoir of an out-of-sight mathematician / / Larry Baggett [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Baggett Lawrence W. <1939-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (ix, 206 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 510.92 |
| Collana | Spectrum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematicians - United States
Blind - United States |
| ISBN | 1-61444-513-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Uncle Al's truss -- A quantum moment -- Louis and the problem of sixty-three -- A cane mutiny -- Pinocchio becomes a real boy -- Aunt Mildred and the circle of fifths -- Scarlet ribbons -- Dauntless courage -- The age of enlightenment -- Baggett v. Bullitt, and all that jazz -- Publish or perish, my best work -- The renaissance -- "So how'd that all work out for you?" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808197303321 |
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Baggett Lawrence W. <1939->
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| Washington : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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