• Theme Essay - Mathematics and Medicine

• Following are six articles for use with Mathematics Awareness Week 1994:
  • A Mathematical Compass for the Mind
  • The Mathematics of Medical Imaging (postcard)
  • Mathematical Models of the Human Immune System
  • Mathematical Algorithms Are Key To Molecular Modeling
  • Using Mathematics to Analyze DNA (poster)
  • Mathematics Is Key to Genetic Studies (poster)

• Mathematics and Medicine Visuals

• MAW 94 Activities at Participating Institutions

• For further information:

  • What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences, Vol 1, 1994, Vol 1, 1993. American Mathematical Society.

  • Mathematics in Medicine and the Life Sciences, by Frank C. Hoppensteadt and Charles S. Peskin. Springer-Verlag, 1992.

  • Mathematics and Biology: The Interface: Challenges and Opportunities. National Science Foundation, 1992.

  • Primer on Molecular Genetics. Department of Energy, 1992.

  • Mathematical Methods for DNA Sequences, edited by Michael S. Waterman. CRC Press, Inc., 1989.

Mathematics Awareness Month is sponsored each year by the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics to recognize the importance of mathematics through written materials and an accompanying poster that highlight mathematical developments and applications in a particular area.