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  1. Celebrate Calculus!

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    2013 is the International Year of the Mathematics of Planet Earth

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    ABC Science has a recent article about mathematics, algorithms and applications in our lives, quoted here:

    “Algorithms are amazing

    How does Facebook find friends for you? How do you discover the links you want on Twitter? These are all based on proprietary algorithms developed by mathematicians and computer scientists. And the effects have been staggering. They have altered the way society works with information about just about everything available at the touch of a smart phone.

    When it comes to the mathematics of planet earth, one of the most striking examples of mathematics in action has been the development of Google Maps, which uses advanced imaging algorithms to enable us to find places, directions, zoom in and out, change the level of detail, and find a restaurant we’d like to dine at.”