What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, 1998-1999

This volume is fourth in the much-acclaimed AMS series What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences. The lively style and in-depth coverage of some of the most important "happenings" in mathematics today make this publication a delightful and intriguing read accessible to a wide audience. Advanced secondary school pupils, teachers, undergraduates, researchers, engineers, statisticians, computer scientists- anyone with an interst in mathematics- will find captivating material in this book. As the 20th century draws to a close, What's Happening presents the state of modern mathematics and its world-wide significance in a timely and enduring fashion. Featured articles include: "From Wired to Weird", on advances that are encouraging research in quantum computation. "A Prime Case of Chaos", on new connections between number theory and theoretical physics. "Beetlemania:Chaos in Ecology", on new evidence for chaotic dynamics in an actual population. "A Blue-Letter Day for Computer Chess", on the mathematics underlying Deep Blue's victory over Garry Kasparov, and much more!