Welcome to Why Do Math

Mathematical and computational analyses have proved to be uniquely insightful for solving a myriad of problems in science, society and our everyday lives. Why Do Math highlights solutions to many of these problems in an engaging, layered, multimedia website and shows that an undergraduate mathematics education can be an entryway to rewarding and engaging career opportunities. 

America's Cup

Mathematics in the Wind

Cochlear Implant

The Bionic Ear

Neuroscience MathematicsThe Mathematics of the Spike

Space Travel

Mathematics Uncovers an Interplanetary Superhighway

Tomography

How Math Can Save Your Life

Voting

More Than Just Counting Votes

Wavelets

Image Compression: How Math Led to the JPEG2000 Standard

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In The News

Mathematician answers Supreme Court plea (Science News February 24, 2009)

New Model of the Early Universe (Space February 17, 2009)

Engineer Develops Method To Combat Congenital Heart Disease In Children (Science Daily February 18, 2009)

Brain Scans "Read Minds" With Surprising Accuracy (National Geographic News February 18, 2009)

Electric Rockets for Deep-Space Exploration (www.sciam.com Jan. 30, 2009)

What is computational biology? (www.helium.com Jan. 30, 2009)

About Why Do Math

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) has developed Why Do Math to showcase exciting mathematical and computational science topics at a popular science/lower collegiate level.

This website will present a variety of applications that illustrate the innovative ways that the mathematical sciences are being used in a wide range of disciplines.

For more information about SIAM visit the website: www.siam.org.

Reading Room Feature Article:
Mining Multilingual Documents, Dianne P. O'Leary and John M. Conroy, SIAM News, September 2008