|
|
 |
| News from the President |  |
APRIL IS MATHEMATICS AWARENESS MONTH submitted by Thomas Frawley on
04/15/2006
The American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, and Triangle Coalition member, the Mathematical Association of America, have announced that the theme for Mathematics Awareness Month 2006 is Mathematics and Internet Security. When you use your home computer to log on to your bank account and pay a bill, to buy a book from Amazon, or to buy or sell something on eBay, you assume your personal details -- your social security number, your bank account access password, or your credit card number -- cannot be read by an unauthorized third party. What makes this possible is mathematics. Pure mathematics -- in fact. For, by a surprising twist of fate, internet commerce makes heavy use of encryption techniques that depend upon results in number theory, a branch of mathematics that until relatively recently was thought of as strictly "pure mathematics," with no real-world applications.
Mathematics also plays a central role in the ongoing struggle to fight computer viruses. And initiatives both in the US and abroad to introduce internet voting systems in elections depend upon sophisticated mathematical ideas to ensure accuracy, fairness, secrecy, and freedom from vote tampering. A list of outreach activities available nationwide, along with other resources for this year's Mathematics Awareness Month program can be found at << www.mathaware.org >>
Other recent stories:
View all recent news...
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tom Frawley
NYSTEA President
|
| Recent News |
View all recent news...
|
| Stay Informed |
|
We would like to notify you when news, events, job openings, and other items are added to NYSTEA.COM. Please sign up to be notified of site additions. |
|
|
