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Current Issue: January  2005  Volume 52  Issue 1 
 

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Topological Fluid Dynamics

Boris Khesin

The author considers geometrical methods in topological fluid dynamics, and their applications, from magnetic fields of stars to global weather forecasting.
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Foolproof: A Sampling of Mathematical Folk Humor

Paul Renteln and Alan Dundes

A folklorist and a physicist analyze jokes by and about mathematicians.
(pp. 24)
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Patterns of Research in Mathematics

Jerrold W. Grossman

The author uses the Mathematical Reviews database to explore the publication and collaboration habits of mathematicans during the past sixty years, noting changes over time, dependency on area, and the highly connected nature of the research community.
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Communications

WHAT IS...an Open Book?
Emmanuel Giroux

Kepler's Conjecture and Hales's Proof
A Book Review
Reviewed by Frank Morgan

Mathematicians are from Mars; Math Educators are from Venus: The Story of a Successful Collaboration
Alan Sultan and Alice F. Artzt

Ten Years of the "New" Notices
Allyn Jackson

Brought to You by...AMS Staff
Annette Emerson

MathSciNet Matters

Crossword Puzzle Number 1

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