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Engaging Maths

A resource from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) which explores the role of the mathematical sciences in our lives - in security, telecommunications and the internet, the environment, finance and economics, industry, transport and travel, and in medicine and biology.

Contents: Introduction: why maths matters Staying safe: mathematics in security Keeping in touch: mathematics in telecommunications and the internet Nature by numbers: mathematics and the environment The money programme: mathematics of finance and economics Counting on commerce: mathematics in industry On the go: mathematics intransport and travel A healthy outlook: mathematics in medicine and biology Conclusion: keep the flame burning EPSRC is a part of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) partnership of research councils.

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