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Role of Mathematics Across Science and Beyond
Role of Mathematics Across Science and Beyond
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Glimm, James
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Abstract
The changing status of knowledge from descriptive to analytic, from empirical to theoretical and from intuitive to mathematical has to be one of the
most striking adventures of the human spirit. The changes often occur in small steps and can be lost from view. In this lecture we will review
vignettes drawn from the speaker's personal knowledge that illustrate this transformation in thinking. Examples include not only the traditional areas
of physics and engineering, but also newer topics, as in biology and medicine, in the social sciences, in commerce, and in the arts. We also review
some of the forces driving these changes, which ultimately have a profound effect on the organization of human life.
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2010-11-22
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46:01 minutes
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