April lectures mark Math Awareness Month

11:29 a.m., March 28, 2005--From the discovery of new planets to understanding the behavior of galaxies, quasars and black holes, the science of mathematics provides the key to comprehending the solar system and our place in the cosmos.

To highlight the wide variety of mathematical tools that are needed for actual exploration of the space around us, the Department of Mathematical Sciences is hosting “Math and the Cosmos,” a series of lectures during April to celebrate Math Awareness Month at UD.

The lectures, which are free and open to the public, are especially planned for a general audience.

William H. Matthaeus, UD professor of physics, will speak on "Turbulence and the Solar Wind" from 4-5 p.m., Friday, April 15, in 115 Purnell Hall;
“This Small World the Great,” with Eleftherios Economou, of the Research Center of Crete, Greece, 4-5 p.m., Wednesday, April 27, in 130 Sharp Laboratory. The lecture is cosponsored by the Department of Physics; and
“Refraction in Outer Space,” with Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Distinguished Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Pennsylvania State University, 4-5 p.m., Wednesday, May 4, in 130 Smith Hall.

Refreshments will be served after all lectures in 436 Ewing Hall.

Mathematical Awareness Month, which began in 1986, is sponsored by the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics to recognize the importance of mathematics through a series of articles and an accompanying poster highlighting mathematical developments and applications in a particular area each year.

The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics is a collaborative effort of the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.

For more information, visit [www.math.udel.edu/news/mam_05/mam05_an.html] or call (302) 831-2653.

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