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The difficulty of doing this is compounded for many African american mathematiciansby the fact that they are frequently isolated in their home environments.
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Extractions: Dr.Raymond L. Johnson Department of Mathematics University of Maryland College Park, MD 20742-0001 rlj@math.umd.edu December, Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 1496-1500 Forty-one mathematicians interested in the development of mathematics among African Americans and other minorities gathered at MSRI in Berkeley on June 21-23, 1995 for a mathematics conference. They were joined by thirty-eight undergraduate and graduate students, whose perspective was sought on critical issues facing the profession. The Conference was funded by MSRI, and the Department of Energy. Since interest in mathematics was the common bond for participants, the bulk of the conference was devoted to talks in a variety of areas such as Differential Geometry, Dynamical Systems, Mathematical Biology, Astrophysics and Numerical Analysis. However, discussions on how to overcome the barriers to participation in mathematics by minorities played a central and vigorous role. One can ask the same questions about this conference that Lenore Blum asked in her description of the Women in Algebraic Geometry Workshop, (Notices, 40, #7, September 1993, 860-861) and give the same answers plus one. I paraphrase Lenore's question, "Clearly such a workshop would be a stimulating and worthwhile experience for any budding research mathematician; and so the question arises, why have a special program for (African Americans)? Is it because (African Americans) have to learn mathematics in a special way? To the contrary, it is to create an environment where (African Americans) have a chance to do and learn mathematics in a way that most successful (white) male mathematicians take for granted."
Books By Nathaniel Dean
As with the first volume, it contains research articles by distinguished Africanamerican mathematicians and highlights the accomplishments of African American
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Extractions: In graph theory there is an abundance of problems that have challenged even the most ingenious mathematicians. This books motivates the study of two of these problem areas, settles a number of unsolved problems, and provides tools and a framework for further study. EDITORS: Nathaniel Dean and Gregory E. Shannon This volume contains papers based on talks given at the DIMACS Workshop on computational Support for Discrete Mathematics, March 12-14, 1992 at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. This workshop was designed to facilitate working relationships among a diverse group of researchers concerned with the development of software for various aspects of experimental discrete mathematics. This volume includes papers related to education and to experimental discrete mathematics. It includes descriptions of current software for discrete mathematics, experience with specific implementation issues, experimental techniques and results, and applications. EDITOR: Nathaniel Dean
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yesterday If I don't know all the female African american mathematiciansin the country, she said, I must know 90 percent. . The
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Extractions: Tasha Inniss's math career was sparked in fourth grade, when long division won her heart. She was thrilled to conquer denominators of two digits, then three, then more, scratching out the descending columns of figures that would lead, with satisfying logic, to an answer. Every year, the numbers got bigger, more elusive. But she stuck with math, through the hurdles of calculus, statistics, optimization and operations research, through a bachelor's degree, then a master's. With the finishing touches on a dissertation called "Stochastic Models for the Estimation of Airport Arrival Capacity Distributions," she made it to a PhD. But this doctorate was more than a personal milestone. Inniss, along with Sherry Scott Joseph and Kimberly Weems, yesterday became the first black women to receive PhDs in mathematics from the University of Maryland. Three at once. Which is all the more striking considering that of the 1,119 math PhDs across the entire country last year, only five were received by African American women. The year before that: seven.
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Early Women and African american mathematicians in America. Many peopleknow of the few well known women mathematicians (Kovalevsky
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Extractions: Many people know of the few well known women mathematicians (Kovalevsky, Noether, Agnesi), but few know that as the American Mathematical community grew, there were women and African Americans who made their way in this community. In this talk lists and brief sketches will be given of these mathematicians, so that the question "can you name some women/African American mathematicians?" will be answered.
Hampton University - Center For Teaching Excellence
beyond. T. Africanamerican mathematicians, http//mathforum.org/library/drmath/view/52461.html,African-american mathematicians. T. Biographies
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Extractions: RESEARCH (R) Math For Morons Like Us http://library.thinkquest.org/20991/ A math tutorial/reference for Pre-Algebra, Calculus T MATH-abundance and MATH TUTORIAL http://www.ping.be/~ping1339/hp.htm Math.; Intermediate Algebra Pre Calculus, cal. And... T INTEGRATOR http://integrals.wolfram.com/ INTEGRAL Solution T FHS Advanced Math Site http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/2426/ T Dave's Math Tables http://www.math2.org/index.xml Algebra, Trig., Calculus Formula, and problems T American Statistical Association http://www.amstat.org Education, Meetings, publications T/R Statistical Data Analysis http://ubmail.ubalt.edu/~harsham/stat-data/opre330.htm Tools and resources R Cool Math Sites http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cool/mathematics.html Math General T Eric's Treasure Trove of Mathematics http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
RensSearch: Minority Groups In Science And Technology
Mathematicians of the African Diaspora organizes current and historicalinformation about African and African american mathematicians.
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Extractions: Home Resources Course Web Pages Home ... Site Index These web sites provide biographical information on men and women of diverse ethnic backgrounds who have made significant contributions in the fields of science and technology. Click here to go to a list of library books that provide similar information and cover all academic disciplines. General African American Hispanic American Native American ... Professional Societies is a unique service from SciCentral that provides links to specialized resources, organizations, discussion groups, bibliographies, special reports, and selected articles on women and minorities. Includes a site search feature. Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering , provides links to articles, reports, and organizations. Less depth than SciCentral, but includes more groups. Biographies of Minority Scientists , is a project of the Just/Garcia/Hill Science Web site , an Internet resource designed to share information with
RensSearch: Black History Month
Africanamerican mathematicians is a succinct compilation of resources producedby the Ask Dr. Math service in response to questions received.
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Extractions: Home Resources Reference Room Hot Topics ... Site Index Background Information General Information African American Culture Black Technology Awareness African American culture Africans in America : America's journey through slavery is presented in four parts. From PBS. Association for the Study of African American Life and History : to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.
Penn Library-African American Studies
Pioneer African american mathematicians at the University of Pennsylvania. and imagesof African american mathematicians at the University of Pennsylvania.
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OU History Of Science
a void by publishing mathematical papers until permanent mathematical journals wereestablished later in the century; and american mathematicians began to turn
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AMERICAN MATHEMATICAL MONTHLY -August/September 2001
GD Brikhoff, RL Moore, N. Wiener, and M. Stonetowered over the mathematical landscapeand ushered in a completely new generation of american mathematicians.
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Extractions: In the classical twin paradox, one twin, call him Albert, stays at home, while his sister Betty travels at relativistic speed to a nearby star and back. According to special relativity, traveler Betty measures less time than stay-at-home Albert, and is therefore younger upon their reunion. But from Betty's point of view, she's at rest, and it's Albert who makes the high speed journey and should return younger. The resolution of this classical twin paradox is that Betty experiences an acceleration and a change of inertial frame at the turnaround point, while Albert stays in a single inertial frame throughout. The symmetry is broken, and Betty is truly younger at the reunion. The twin paradox hits harder in a closed universe. Albert stays home, while Betty takes a trip around the universe! The situation is completely symmetrical: Albert sees Betty moving in a straight line at constant velocity from the moment of departure until their reunion, while Betty sees Albert moving in the opposite direction at constant velocity for the same period. Using special relativity, each calculates that the other should be younger at the reunion. Who is right?
Rogers Joseph Newman
at the AMS 100th Annual Meeting (1994)(which was later published) and he is includedin an exhibit among the outstanding African american mathematicians in the
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Extractions: Biography "My first AMS-MAA meeting was the one held in Washington, DC in January 1961. I had just picked up my degree from the University of Michigan at its mid-year commencement and I wanted to find out just what these meetings that many Michigan professors had talked so much about were like." Rogers J. Newman, AMS 100th Annual Meeting; Cincinnati, OH; January, 1994. Rogers Joseph Newman was born in Ramar, Alabama near Montgomery, on December 22 as the only child of Jonathan Newman, a farmer and insurance agent and Vera Primos Newman, a school principal. Later in life when Rogers married his significant other, Dorothy Alice Willis Newman, their union also produced no daughters. However, it did produce three sons, the late Rogers Joseph Newman, Jr., Roy Oliver Newman and Robert Marion Newman. Rogers received his high school diploma from Alabama State College Laboratory School. He enrolled in Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia in 1944 and earned an A.B. Degree in Mathematics from that institution in 1948. One of his graduating classmates was Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Immediately following graduation, he matriculated at Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University) Where he earned the M.A. degree in mathematics in 1949.
BUDAPEST SEMESTERS IN MATHEMATICS
Meanwhile Babai asked several leading american mathematicians to lend their namesto the Program and compiled an impressive North American Advisory Board for
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Extractions: BUDAPEST SEMESTERS IN MATHEMATICS As Babai told me, I still had the task of shouting into America's ears, ``Here we are, it's great stuff.'' The ``great stuff'' was not clear to the average American, but it was generally known to mathematicians. Hungary had (and has!) a unique mathematical culture which intimately combines excellence in research with excellence in teaching. Budapest, traditionally a bridge between East and West, is a beautiful and fascinating city. Moreover, (and because of Communism) Budapest was safe. BSM literature, students would be studying in BSM fell into one of those two categories. Regional Representatives were recruited and asked to aid the recruiting efforts. Meanwhile Babai asked several leading American mathematicians to lend their names to the Program and compiled an impressive North American Advisory Board for the opening page of the first brochure. One of these early advisors was Joel Spencer who suggested that a North American Director was needed to communicate with students and coordinate BSM activities in North America. He also had someone in mind, `Tom Trotter, ``the perfect American,'' extremely efficient and well organized'. Trotter agreed to serve and immediately went to work establishing the North American headquarters at the University of South Carolina, designing application materials and recruiting students. Ads were placed in the
1. In Paper 1, All But One Of The Women We Studied Were Unmarried
Americans with PhDs ended up with positions at Howard University, and it is stilltrue in paper 2 that most of the African american mathematicians ended up
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Extractions: Which of the following generalizations seem to be true when we compare and contrast paper 1 mathematicians (women and minorities in the 18th and 19th centuries) to paper 2 mathematicians (women and minorities born between 1900 and 1925 to paper 3 mathematicians (women and minorities born after 1925) In paper 1, all but one of the women we studied were unmarried (and the married woman had gotten married in order to travel and obtain an education). In paper 2, most of the women we studied were married, and some had children. In paper 3, we continue to see successful women mathematicians who are are married, have children, and are great mathematicians. It seems as time is progressing, women are better able to balance a career with family, although being able to achieve a good balance remains a concern of women mathematicians today. Fifty percent of the women that we studied in paper 2 were married to mathematicians, and so they would have been subject to nepotism rules. During the day that Dr. Hirst visited, it was also true that fifty percent of the women mathematicians present were married to mathematicians. In paper 3, we continue to see a high percentage of women mathematicians married to mathematicians. While we do not expect this to be the percentage in general, it makes sense that many woman mathematicians have married male mathematicians, since their social circle would often consist of many mathematicians and scientists. Studies have backed up this phenomenon. Of course on the day that Dr. Kirsty Flemming and Dr. Jill Richie came to visit, 0% of the women mathematicians were married to mathematicians. The studies that back up the phenomenon study statistically significant groups of women mathematicians.
Prentice Hall School | Editor's Picks | February 2002
Math Discover who the greatest African american mathematicians are at Mathematiciansof the African Diaspora, including those who show extraordinary promise.
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Extractions: Black History Month is an excellent time to explore the works of African American writers. Use these comprehensive Web resources to learn about their works, consider their insights, and view the world through their eyes. By doing so, you will better understand the history of African Americans and their contributions to American literature.
Prentice Hall School | Editor's Picks | February 1998
Mathematicians of the African Diaspora provides profiles of numerous Africanand African american mathematicians, both present and past.
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Extractions: Mathematicians of the African Diaspora provides profiles of numerous African and African American mathematicians, both present and past. This site also offers a "contemporary history of Blacks in Mathematics," information on the mathematics of ancient Africa, related links to minorities in mathematics, and a bibliography.
Meeting (2003): AHA Session 104: German/Swiss And American Interaction In Higher
american mathematicians in Germany, German Mathematicians in the US Interactionsin Higher Education and Science in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
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Extractions: American Historical Association Annual Meeting Sessions Palmer House, Private Dining Room 18 Joint session with the Conference Group for Central European History Chair: Konrad H. Jarausch, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Papers: The Development of the PhD Program on the German Model in the United States from 1862 and How PhD Training Evolved to Influence German Programs in the Twentieth Century
Mathematicians Study The Properties That Bind Things Together And Blow Them Apar
The team, led by Homer Walker, head of the Mathematical Sciences Department, ispart of a group of american mathematicians and scientists working on similar
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Extractions: With funding from the Department of Energy, a team of researchers from WPI will spend the next five to 10 years creating computer simulations of fires and explosions. The team, led by Homer Walker , head of the Mathematical Sciences Department, is part of a group of American mathematicians and scientists working on similar research. Along with Walker, Marcus Sarkis, assistant professor of mathematical sciences at WPI, and Michael Tocci '92, a mathematical sciences research associate, are collaborating with their counterparts at the University of Utah's Center for Simulation of Accidental Fires and Explosions (C-SAFE). Walker was a mathematics professor at Utah State University and a member of the C-SAFE team before he came to WPI in 1997. The DOE established C-SAFE with a five-year, $26.8 million contract through its Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI), a program designed to improve the safety and security of the nation's nuclear stockpile. The agency also funded similar centers at Caltech, Stanford, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. (None of the work at these university centers is classified or involves nuclear weapons.) "The overall goal of C-SAFE is to develop an integrated problem-solving environment that will effectively exploit the power of massively parallel computers to carry out 'full-physics' simulation of fire scenarios involving hydrocarbon liquids, chemical explosives, containers and other structures," Walker says. "At WPI, we will focus on developing numerical algorithms and software to solve extremely large problemsultimately involving billions of equations and unknowns. We will use a new generation of massively parallel computers, the most powerful in the world, which have been installed at the national laboratories."
The Outstanding Fibonacci Mathematicians Of The 20th Century
However the establishment of the mathematical Fibonacci Association by the groupof the american mathematicians in 1963 became by the most outstanding event in
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Extractions: The outstanding Fibonacci mathematicians of the 20th century In the 20th century the interest in Fibonacci numbers in modern mathematics again increases. In the first half of the 20th century the considerable results in this area were obtained by the Danish mathematician Willem Abraham Wythoff and the Belgian mathematician Edouard Zeckendorf. Willem Abraham Wythoff (1865-1939). Many combinatorialists and number theorists know about the Wythoff game but few know anything about the man for whom this subject is named. Willem Abraham Wythoff (1865-1939) W. A. Wythoff was born in Amsterdam in 1865, the son of an operator of a sugar refinery. He received Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of Amsterdam in 1898. From 1899 to 1929, Dr. Wythoff was the collaborator of Revue Semestrielle des Publications Mathematiques, a forerunner of Mathematical Reviews. The Wythoff game originates in W. A. Wythoff , "A modification of the game of nim," Nieuw Archief voor wiskunde 2 (1905-07) 199-202. Dr. Wythoff's own words: "The game is played by two persons. Two piles of counters are placed on the table, the number of each pile being arbitrary. The players play alternately and either take from one of the piles an arbitrary number of counters or from both piles an equal number. The player who takes up the last counter or counters, wins."
American-Scientist-E-PRINT-Forum: Re: Conflating Gate-Keeping With Toll-Gating
by the authors. For example many american mathematicians think ofthe Annals of Mathematics as the supreme math journal. I'm not
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Diverse Issues
about the accomplishments of contemporary African American men and women in mathematics,the history of African american mathematicians, and related topics.
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Extractions: Mathematics and Statistics, American University DIVERSITY ISSUES The Department of Mathematics and Statistics strongly believes in welcoming students from all backgrounds. The students in our graduate programs, in particular, look like America, representing diverse ethnic and cultural heritages. While we are proud of our record in attracting and working with students from diverse groups, we remain sensitive to barriers which discourage members of these groups from pursuing studies in mathematics, statistics, and related fields. Click on the following for more information about diversity issues in mathematics and statistics: The Math is Power poster shown at left is from a public education campaign mounted by NACME (the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering). NACME says the purpose of the campaign is " ... to provide information to parents and students about the importance of advanced mathematics courses in high school. The knowledge base of algebra, geometry, trigonometry, precalculus or the equivalent in integrated curricula are crucial gatekeepers for access to a broad range of careers, including engineering, the natural sciences, accounting, investment banking and many others. Students who opt out of academic mathematics as early as eighth grade, essentially forego any future opportunity to pursue a career in such fields."

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