Math Awareness Month - April 1999

Theme Poster

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The image on this page can be downloaded and used freely for non-commercial purposes as long as proper credit is given to:

  • The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics
  • Texas Instruments
  • James P. Keener, University of Utah
  • A.V. Panfilov, University of Utrect, Netherlands

    Note: The poster is not available for ordering this year. The full sized 558k poster is available for downloading.

  • Text block, top right side:

      Vital Rhythms
      Mathematics in the Heart

      Mathematical analysis deepens our understanding of the heart function and malfunction, the largest cause of death in the United States.

    Text block, middle right:
      Mathematics Awareness Month
      Mathematics & Biology
      April 1999

      A program of
      The Joint Policy Board for Mathematics:

    • American Mathematical Society
    • Mathematical Association of America
    • Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics

      Corporate Sponsor
      Texas Instruments
      www.ti.com/calc

    Image caption, bottom right:
      Images represent simulated three-dimensional waves of electrical activity in the heart tissue, as measured in milliseconds. Images provided by James P. Keener (University of Utah) and A.V. Panfilov (University of Utrecht, Netherlands).
    Note: The poster is not available for ordering this year. The full sized 558k poster is available.


    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.