What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Volume 3

Intended for a general audience with an interest in mathematics, this volume contains ten articles on recent developments in the field of mathematical sciences. In an accessible style, Cipra explores topics ranging from Fermat's Last Theorem to Computational Fluid Dynamics. The volumes in this series are intended to highlight the many roles mathematics plays in the modern world. This volume includes articles on Ultra-parallel supercomputing with DNA, and how a mathematician found the famous flaw in the Pentium chip.