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  Encyclopedia :: encyclopedia : Mathematical economics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Mathematical economics is the sub-field of economics that explores the mathematical aspects of economic systems.
The mathematical tools economists use today are often applied in other sciences and applied mathematics as well.
Mathematical economics can be regarded as the "theoretical" counterpart of econometrics, which attempts to analyse the real world of economic activity using statistical techniques.
www.hallencyclopedia.com /topic/Mathematical_economics.html   (130 words)

  
 Mathematics Archives - Professional Societies
The Edinburgh Mathematical Society was founded in 1883 for "the mutual improvement of its members in the Mathematical Sciences, pure and applied" and is firmly established as the principal mathematical society for the university community in Scotland.
Finnish Mathematical Society (SMY) is the society for professionals, appliers and students of mathematics.
The purposes of ICTM are to encourage an active interest in all areas of mathematics and mathematics education, to afford a medium of interchange of views regarding the teaching of mathematics and related disciplines, and to further the study of problems relating to the teaching of mathematics and computer science.
archives.math.utk.edu /societies.html   (6391 words)

  
  Professional Societies and Institutions
The Edinburgh Mathematical Society was founded in 1883 for "the mutual improvement of its members in the Mathematical Sciences, pure and applied" and is firmly established as the principal mathematical society for the university community in Scotland.
The purposes of ICTM are to encourage an active interest in all areas of mathematics and mathematics education, to afford a medium of interchange of views regarding the teaching of mathematics and related disciplines, and to further the study of problems relating to the teaching of mathematics and computer science.
The Missouri Mathematics Association for the Advancement of Teacher Training is an organization of college professors in the state of Missouri concerned with issues involving the education and preparation of mathematics teachers (at all levels).
www.brookscole.com /math_d/templates/stripped_features/societies.html   (6374 words)

  
 List of mathematics lists   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
This list has some items that would not fit in such a classification, such as list of exponential topics and list of factorial and binomial topics, which may surprise the reader with the diversity of their coverage.
Mathematical physics is concerned with "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and for the formulation of physical theories"
The publication of new discoveries in mathematics continues at an immense rate in hundreds of scientific journals, many of them devoted to mathematics and many devoted to subjects to which mathematics is applied (such as theoretical computer science and theoretical physics).
erwiki.com /article/List_of_mathematics_lists   (905 words)

  
 Professional Societies
According to its statutes, the object of the Bernoulli Society is the advancement, through international contacts, of the sciences of probability (including the theory of stochastic processes) and mathematical statistics and of their applications to all those aspects of human endeavour which are directed towards the increase of natural knowledge and the welfare of mankind.
The British Society for the History of Mathematics The aims of the British Society for the History of Mathematics are to promote research into the history of mathematics and its use at all levels of mathematics education.
Edinburgh Mathematical Society The Edinburgh Mathematical Society was founded in 1883 for "the mutual improvement of its members in the Mathematical Sciences, pure and applied" and is firmly established as the principal mathematical society for the university community in Scotland.
www.mth.uct.ac.za /societies.html   (2788 words)

  
 Lists of mathematics topics - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The purpose of this list is not similar to that of the Mathematics Subject Classification formulated by the American Mathematical Society.
This list has some items that would not fit in such a classification, such as list of exponential topics and list of factorial and binomial topics, which may surprise the reader with the diversity of their coverage.
Mathematical physics is concerned with "the application of mathematics to problems in physics and the development of mathematical methods suitable for such applications and for the formulation of physical theories"
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_mathematics_lists   (973 words)

  
 Astronomical Societies
The Cotswold Astronomical Society is a society for amateur astronomers in the Cotswold's of England, centered on Cheltenham and Gloucester.
The Society was incorporated within the province of Ontario in 1890, received its Royal Charter from King Edward VII in 1903, and was federally incorporated in 1968.
The Society's aims are "the encouragement and promotion of astronomy and geophysics." The main functions are to publish the results of astronomical and geophysical research, to maintain as complete a library as possible in these subjects and to hold meetings, in London and elsewhere, at which astronomical and geophysical matters can be discussed.
www.cv.nrao.edu /fits/www/yp_society.html   (8440 words)

  
 World Science Math Organizations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Edinburgh Mathematical Society (EMS) - Founded in 1883 for "the mutual improvement of its members in the Mathematical Sciences, pure and applied", it is the principal mathematical society for the university community in Scotland.
European Mathematical Society (EMS) - Aims to further the development of all aspects of mathematics in the countries of Europe and establish a sense of identity amongst European mathematicians.
Mathematics Foundation of America - The purpose of MFOA is to ensure that the mathematically talented high school student receives mathematics education appropriate for a future mathematician by providing suitable summer programs and mentors.
www.internetintl.com /world/Science/Math/Organizations   (1598 words)

  
 International Mathematical Union (IMU)
Each member country is represented through an adhering organization, which may be its principal academy, a mathematical society, its research council or some other institution or association of institutions, or an appropriate agency of its government.
Each Adhering Organization is supposed to form a Committee for Mathematics that acts as a liaison between IMU and the member country.
The Committee for Mathematics shall communicate to the Secretary of the Union the name of its Chairman or Secretary.
mathunion.org /Members/Countries.html   (415 words)

  
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Encyclopedia Brittanica's history of mathematics A very good article on the history of mathematics along with links to a many other topics in the history of mathematics.
Mathematical Societies a list of mathematical societies and organizations worldwide, listed in alphabetical order.
Mathematically Correct it gives the cautionary warning about jumping into the NCTM Standards with quite a look from around the country and around the world about over looked approaches to teaching mathematics.
www.pvc.maricopa.edu /~roffeld/links.html   (630 words)

  
 Canadian Mathematical Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) is dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and education in Canada.
It was originally conceived in June 1945 as the Canadian Mathematical Congress.
The main publication of the CMS is the Canadian Journal of Mathematics.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_Mathematical_Society   (208 words)

  
 Peter Suber, Open-Access Lists (formerly: FOS Lists)
On September 22, 2003, Compositio Mathematica announced that it was leaving Kluwer to be published by the London Mathematical Society and distributed by Cambridge University Press (starting in January 2004).
Originally this list was devoted to significant university actions to protest, resist, reverse, or extricate themselves from high journal prices, inflexible bundling arrangements, or oppressive licensing terms.
List of Elsevier titles for which the University of California libraries currently have subscriptions.
www.earlham.edu /~peters/fos/lists.htm   (7977 words)

  
 European Mathematical Society - Eua4xiacwiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The European Mathematical Society, in short EMS, is a European association dedicated to the development of mathematics in Europe.
Its members are mathematical societies in Europe, academic institutions and individual mathematicians.
The European Mathematical Society was founded in 1990 in Madralin near Warsaw Poland.
alice.iac.rm.cnr.it:8080 /wiki/index.php/European_Mathematical_Society   (300 words)

  
 Resources of Scholarly Societies - Physics
This is one of a set of subject pages in the Scholarly Societies Project, which facilitates access to websites of scholarly societies across the world.
Catgut Acoustical Society ["...the application of scientific principles to the construction of instruments in the violin family.
한국유변학회 = Korean Society of Rheology [In Korean.]
www.lib.uwaterloo.ca /society/physics_soc.html   (1168 words)

  
 Resources of Scholarly Societies - Mathematics
Euler Society [The Euler Society is devoted to the study of the life, times, and work of Leonhard Euler (1707 - 1783).]
International Berkeley Society [The Society is devoted to the study of the life and work of Bishop George Berkeley, who "...made important contributions in the fields of philosophy, mathematics, and economics."]
Mathematical Societies and Associations [maintained by the Mathematics Dept. of Pennsylvania State University]
www.scholarly-societies.org /math_soc.html   (835 words)

  
 UK Maths Departments
We have a separate list of Statistics Departments.
The National Committee for Mathematics of the Royal Irish Academy maintains a list of Irish Maths Depts on the Web.
A good source for many mathematical resources is the Platonic Realms Website run by Sidney Smith at Boulder.
www.ma.hw.ac.uk /uk_maths.html   (238 words)

  
 Mathematical Departments
University of Tennessee, Knoxville - Department of Mathematics.
University of Wisconsin Marathon County - Department of Mathematics.
University of Cambridge, England - Faculty of Mathematics.
www.iolfree.ie /~alexandros/links/mathlinks.htm   (1218 words)

  
 Resources of Scholarly Societies - Philosophy
Brunswik Society ["The Brunswik Society is an informal association of researchers who are interested in understanding and improving human judgment and decision making.
International Society for Ecological Psychology ["The International Society for Ecological Psychology is a scholarly organization for researchers and practitioners in the natural, social, and applied sciences, the humanities, the fine arts, and many subdisciplines of psychology.
Philosophical Associations and Societies [This list includes societies and associations, as well as research institutes and centres across the world; maintained by Peter Suber at Earlham College.]
www.lib.uwaterloo.ca /society/philos_soc.html   (700 words)

  
 UK Mathematical Organisations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Edinburgh Mathematical Society, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Edinburgh University, James Clerk Maxwell Building, The King's Buildings, Mayfield Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ.
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS1 1EF.
Mathematics in Education and Industry MEI Office, Albion House, Market Place, Westbury, Wilts.
www.lms.ac.uk /lists/ukbodies.html   (303 words)

  
 Uncommonly Difficult IQ Tests
The Top One Percent Society and Intertel have cutoffs at the 99th percentile, and the One-in-a-Thousand and the Triple Nine Societies have cutoffs at the 99.9th percentile.
But the most restrictive group is the Mega Society, which is theoretically limited to one person in a million (the 99.9999th percentile).
Mathematical expectation, as expressed by the gain/cost ratio, allows "gain" and "cost" to be defined in various ways.
www.eskimo.com /~miyaguch/hoeflin.html   (2438 words)

  
 Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math FAQ: False Proofs and Classic Fallacies
This false proof relies on dividing both sides of an equation by zero (disguised as a-b), whereas you can divide both sides of an equation by the same thing only as long as you are NOT dividing by zero.
Well, the fact that we got 2 = 1 is proof that the method of getting the solution was not mathematically sound.
Here's a similar example from Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics.
mathforum.org /dr.math/faq/faq.false.proof.html   (476 words)

  
 Psychological Societies on the Internet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
A coalition of scientific societies, graduate departments and research centers dedicated to science advocacy, education and communication.
Jean Piaget Society: Society for the Study of Knowledge and Development
Check out the Scholarly Societies Project for a complete list of all scholarly societies on the internet.
psych.hanover.edu /Krantz/psy.html   (241 words)

  
 Various Links
This list is under permanent construction and has been started for my course on Mathematical Programming.
List of links to job pages of European national scocieties for mathematics (List provided by the EMS)
List of addresses of Austrian embassies abroad and foreign embassies in Austria (Most parts in German)
www.opt.math.tu-graz.ac.at /~klinz/linklist.html   (905 words)

  
 Geoscience Societies.
Geological Society of Denmark - Dansk Geologisk Forening.
Geological Society of France - Societé géologique de France.
Society of Petrophysicists and Well Log Analysts (SPWLA).
www.uni-mainz.de /FB/Geo/Geologie/GeoSoc.html   (259 words)

  
 Other Mathematics Service Providers
University of Calgary Department of Mathematics and Statistics
University of New Brunswick Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics Departments in the United States (listed alphabetically and geographically)
camel.math.ca /Services/web.html   (477 words)

  
 LMS Contents   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
An overview of the activities of the Society's Committees
UK Organisations Mathematical societies, funding bodies, research centres, teaching organisations etc.
History of mathematics A resource maintained at St Andrews University featuring information on past LMS Presidents and a history of the LMS
www.lms.ac.uk /contents.html   (162 words)

  
 Skeptic : The Skeptics Society & Skeptic magazine
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Dawkins presents his view of religion as a cultural virus that, like a computer virus, once downloaded into the software of society corrupts many of the programs it encounters.
Your donations help the Skeptics Society keep science at the forefront of our country’s discourse, and abroad.
www.skeptic.com   (574 words)

  
 Member and Associate Member Societies of the EMS
Societat Catalana de Matemàtiques (Catalanian Society of Mathematics)
Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Barcelona
European Society for Mathematical and Theoretical Biology (ESMTB)
www.emis.de /member-societies.html   (170 words)

  
 Student Mathematical Societies
Student Mathematical Societies in the UK and Ireland
The Invariant Society may be the best student mathematical society, but there are many others, some purely social, some with an academic bent like us.
If you run a student maths society and would like to be added to the list below, please e-mail us using the link at the bottom of the page.
users.ox.ac.uk /~invar/links/societies.html   (120 words)

  
 Math on the Web: Societies, Associations and Organizations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
Danish Mathematical Society / Dansk Matematisk Forening (Lynby, Denmark)
KMS, Korean Mathematical Society [in Korean] (Seoul, Korea)
Norwegian Mathematical Society / Norsk Matematisk Forening (Oslo, Norway)
www.ams.org /mathweb/mi-sao.html   (658 words)

  
 PSU Math - Mathematics Websites   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
The search is case sensitive and uses AWK regular expressions.
For example, a search for "pacific" returns a different set of results than a search for "Pacific" and a search for "[pP]acific" returns the union of the first two search result sets.
We're trying to make it as complete and as useful as possible, and are always looking for new links to add.
www.math.psu.edu /MathLists/Contents.html   (121 words)

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