Applications des mathématiques
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Predicting the Weather
Mathematics and supercomputers can help predict one of the most complex systems on planet Earth.
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MRI and Tomography
Advanced mathematical techniques allow us to reconstruct three-dimensional images for solid objects like your head.
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Internet and Phones
The internet consists of millions of conneted computers and devices. We need mathematics to navigate this network!
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Epidemics Analysis
Equations can help us predict how the outbreak of a new disease might spread over time, and evaluate different responses.
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Maps of the Earth
How can we represent the spherical surface of the Earth on a flat, two-dimensional map?
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Reading CDs and DVDs
Mathematics can fill in the gaps caused by scratches and dust on the surface of CDs or DVDs.
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Glacier Melting
Mathematical models can predict how quickly glaciers are melting.
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Public Key Cryptography
Whenever you send an email or use a credit card online, prime numbers help you keep your information safe.
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Satellite Navigation
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Codes and Communication
Sending digital messages relies on different fields of mathematics to ensure transmission without interference.
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Building Bridges
Engineers need mathematics to construct stable bridges that can withstand wind, as well as vibrations caused by driving or walking.
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Digital Music
Mathematical codes allow the waveforms of sounds and music to be converted into numbers that can be stored on digital devices.
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Cosmology
Can mathematics help us understand the origin and future of the universe?
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Gambling and Betting
How do you calculate the probability of winning games with cards or dice, or determine the best strategy?
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Breaking the Enigma
Wars often force advances in technology. World War II is no exception. The need to encode and decode messages lead to one of the first computers.
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Search Engines
Search engines like Google are built using enormous matrices.
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Finance and Banking
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Computers
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Supply Chains
Every day millions of containers boxes letters and parcels are transported around the world. A logistical task impossible without mathematics.
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Construction
How can we build skyscrapers that can withstand storms and even earthquakes?
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Automotive Design
From the shape of the body to the engine, the materials to the colors, math touched nearly everything in car design.
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Neurology
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Navigation
Navigation tools have changed throughout history, but they have always depended on math.
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Speech Recognition
Probability drives the technology behind speech-to-text
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Robotics
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Football Scoring
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Volcano Monitoring
When will a volcano erupt?
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Lottery
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Roller Coaster Design
Roller coasters are math in motion.
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Public Transportation
Operations research studies, among other thing, the logistical elements of scheduling, vehicle capacity, and routes.
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Crowd Control
How are crowds like water? Large groups of people move and interact in much the same way as fluids.
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Insurance
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Space Observations
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Computer Games
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Carbon Dating
Carbon dating tells us the age of formerly living things.
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Computer Circuits
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Making Music
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Movie Graphics
Computer-generated imagery uses a combination of 3D coordinates and complex numbers to create the illusion of reality.
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Defence and Military
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Traffic Optimisation
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Rockets and Satellites
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Artificial Intelligence
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Crime Prediction
Mathematical modelling can identify crime hot spots.
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Search for Alien Life
What do prime numbers have to do with finding alien life?
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Fraud Detection
How can math help financial institutions detect fraud?
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Data Analysis
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Wildfire Modelling
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Tectonic Plate Motion
Data analysis can open our eyes to things we cannot see directly like the Earth's core.
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Microwaves
Microwaves cook food at the molecular level.
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Image Compression
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Pharmacy and Medicine
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Swimsuit Design
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Pricing Strategies
We think of prices as fixed values outside our control. But, is there a way consumers can change the price of a good?
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Polling and Voting
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Music Shuffling
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Game Theory
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Population Dynamics
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Coral Reef Growth
Coral reefs are declining. Mathematical modeling can give us clues about why.
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Erosion and Coastlines
Sea level rise continues to affect erosion of coastlines around the world.
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Plastic Surgery
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Diffusion of Liquids
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Measuring Time
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Cooking and Baking
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Surveying
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Loans and Interest
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