Contents of Volume 56, Number 4

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Opening remarks

Hirsh Cohen.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 601-601
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Introduction

Philip J. Davis.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 603-605
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The beginnings of applied mathematics after the Second World War

Peter D. Lax.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 607-615
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Computational anatomy: an emerging discipline

Ulf Grenander and Michael I. Miller.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 617-694
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The mathematics of finance: pricing derivatives

Stephen A. Ross.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 695-706
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Networks of neurons as dynamical systems: from geometry to biophysics

Nancy Kopell.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 707-718
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The calculus of variations and materials science

J. M. Ball.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 719-740
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Stochastic methods for the prediction of complex multiscale phenomena

James Glimm and David Sharp.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 741-765
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New perspectives in turbulence

Alexandre J. Chorin.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 767-785
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Mathematics applied in fluid motion

J. T. Stuart.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 787-796
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A place for philosophy? The rise of modeling in statistical science

Persi Diaconis.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 797-805
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Mathematics and the real world

Michael Atiyah.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 807-812
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After-dinner speech

H. J. Greenberg.
Quart. Appl. Math. 56 (1998), 813-815
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