Welcome to Why Do Math

Why Do Math highlights many of the exciting contributions made by computational science and mathematics to science, society, and everyday life. The website is currently under development and a launch date will be announced in fall 2008.

About Why Do Math

Why Do Math is aimed at college freshmen and sophomores, and should also be accessible to advanced high school students and to anyone who has ever been intrigued by what mathematics can do. Each node is refereed and carefully edited for accuracy, style, and accessibility.

Why Do Math also includes several additional resources: a Reading Room containing general-interest articles about mathematics and its applications; a Careers Section featuring links to career sites of mathematics and computational science organizations, including SIAM; and an annotated resource section consisting of links to other mathematical science websites with information of further interest.

People Involved

Why Do Math is the brainchild of SIAM Past President Marty Golubitsky, Ohio State University, with assistance from project co-director Katherine Socha, St. Mary's College of Maryland.

Contribute!

In cooperation with active researchers and community members, SIAM has developed nodes to serve as models for submissions. Members of the applied mathematics and computational science community are encouraged to suggest a topic for Why Do Math to explore. Your contribution can help make Why Do Math a valuable resource for years to come. Ideas for contributions can be sent to whydomath@siam.org.

Visit the development site at
http://dev.whydomath.org