Essay Nicholas J. Higham on the top 10 algorithms in applied mathematics April 27, 2016 In the January/February 2000 issue of Computing in Science and Engineering, Jack Dongarra and Francis Sullivan chose the "10 algorithms with the greatest influence on the development and practice of science and engineering in the 20th century" and presented a group of articles on them that they had commissioned and edited. Read More
Essay The Most Beautiful Equations in Applied Mathematics January 21, 2016 The BBC Earth website has just published a selection of short articles on beautiful mathematical equations and is asking readers to vote for their favourite. Read More
Interview An interview with Nicholas Higham on The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics September 30, 2015 We are excited to be running a series of posts on applied mathematics by Nicholas Higham over the next few weeks. Higham is editor of The Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics, new this month. Recently he took the time to answer some questions about the book, and where the field is headed. Read More
Essay Nicholas Higham on mathematics in color September 14, 2015 Color is a fascinating subject. Important early contributions to our understanding of it came from physicists and mathematicians such as Newton, Young, Grassmann, Maxwell, and Helmholtz. Read More
