Mathematics of Planet Earth: Mathematicians Reflect on How to Discover, Organize, and Protect our Planet - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1611973708 ISBN 13: 9781611973709

Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, 2015

Synopsis

Our planet faces many challenges. In 2013, an international partnership of more than 140 scientific societies, research institutes, and organizations focused its attention on these issues. This project was called 'Mathematics of Planet Earth' and featured English- and French-language blogs, accessible to non-mathematicians, as part of its outreach activities. This book is based on more than 100 of the 270 English-language blog posts and focuses on four major themes: A Planet to Discover; A Planet Supporting Life; A Planet Organized by Humans; and A Planet at Risk. Readers will learn about the challenges that confront the Earth today, and how mathematics and mathematicians can contribute to a better understanding of these challenges. This book is accessible to a general audience with a basic scientific background. Mathematicians will learn about some planetary challenges which provide mathematical and/or interdisciplinary research problems.

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Book Description

In 2013, an international partnership of more than 140 societies, institutes, and organizations focused its attention on challenges facing the planet, resulting in the 'Mathematics of Planet Earth' project. Based on outreach blog posts from the project, this book is accessible to a general audience with a basic scientific background.

About the Author

Hans Kaper is an applied mathematician interested in the mathematics of physical systems. Dr Kaper spent most of his professional career at Argonne National Laboratory and is currently affiliated with Georgetown University. He is Co-Director of the Mathematics and Climate Research Network (www.mathclimate.org), an NSF-funded virtual organization developing the mathematics needed to better understand the Earth's climate system. He is a Corresponding Member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences and a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM). He is the (co-)author of five books and more than 100 articles in refereed journals. His latest book, Mathematics and Climate (co-authored with Hans Engler), received the 2013 Choice Award from the Atmospheric Science Librarians International.

About this edition

• Publisher: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1611973708
• ISBN 13: 9781611973709
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 214
• Editor: Kaper Hans, Rousseau Christiane