Applied Mathematics in Brazil: Challenges and Opportunities

Martin Tygel
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Martin Tygel: University of Campinas, Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computing

A chapter in Advances in Mathematics and Applications, 2018, pp 9-23 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract In this article I present an account and recollection of my experiences as a practitioner and promoter of Applied Mathematics, intensely and passionately exercised for more than 30 years at the Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Scientific Computing (IMECC) at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Based on successes and, above all, failures along the road, I dare to share a few reflections about Applied Mathematics in Brazil, with special emphasis on its challenges and opportunities. In doing so, I take full responsibilities of the lack of impartiality, which seems unavoidable due to strong involvement. The style of the present text is the one usually employed by applied research articles: they start with an actual application and, after showing good results, proceed with the scientific formulation and arguments that justify the obtained results. In this article, I start with a brief description of the actual involvement and responses as an applied mathematician to the various challenges and opportunities faced along my career and then proceed with more general reflections and discussions about what can be learned from this process and it can contribute to make Applied Mathematics better and more useful.

Keywords: University Of Campinas (UNICAMP); RESEARCH ARTICLE Application; Problem-oriented Science; University Of Rio De Janeiro (UERJ); CAPES Evaluation System (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-94015-1_2

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