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Rupa Patel reflects to Plus on her work as a financial engineer

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When we finally meet the Martians, John Conway believes they are going to want to talk mathematics.

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March 2008
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engineering

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How to keep up the suspense

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Geometry is power

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Adrian Bird, a performance engineer at Rolls Royce, tells Plus that it doesn't matter what anyone else thinks. You can follow your dreams to do maths and it can lead you to the skies.

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A model borrowed from engineering may help save coral reefs

Tags: mathematical modelling : engineering : mathematics and the environment : mathematics and climate change


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How can lives be saved next time the earth moves?

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Jet engines, aircraft carriers and telecommunications networks — these are just some of the things that Nira Chamberlain has modelled. And while he's figuring out defence logistics, he's also pursuing a pure mathematical interest in games. Find out what mathematical modelling can do and why it can also make you slim and fluent in French.

Tags: computer simulation : mathematical modelling : computer programming : game theory : network : network topology : engineering