AMS Special Session on Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics and Mathematics, New York, NY, March 15-16, 2008

Event:

Special Session on Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics and Mathematics

When:

Saturday 15 March 2008
Sunday 16 March 2008

Where:

Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences at New York University (NYU)
251 Mercer Street
New York, NY 10012-1185

Short Description

The Synergetics Collaborative is sponsoring a special session on Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics and Mathematics at the 2008 Spring Eastern Meeting (#1036) of the American Mathematical Society (AMS).

Description

The special session will provide a forum for mathematicians and other researchers who have been influenced by Buckminster Fuller's Synergetic Geometry to share their research in building upon Fuller's mathematical work.

Tentative Schedule

A Tentative Schedule for the special session on Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics and Mathematics at the 2008 Spring Eastern Meeting (#1036) of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) is now available.

Event Program

The up-to-date event Program for the Special Session on Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics and Mathematics is maintained on the AMS web site.

Representative Topics for the Special Session

Geodesic domes, tensegrity structures, the isotropic vector matrix, operational mathematics, omnitopology, constant zenith projections, polyhedral geometry, finite mathematics, etc.

Costs

Fees are US$40 for AMS or CMS members, US$60 for nonmembers of the AMS; and US$5 for students, unemployed mathematicians, and emeritus members. Fees are payable on site by cash, check, or credit card.

Travel Directions

Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences New York University Travel Directions

International Participants

Information for international participants

About The Sponsors

• Synergetics Collaborative (SNEC) was founded in 2002 as an organization to bring together a diverse group of people with an interest in Buckminster Fuller's Synergetics in face-to-face workshops, symposia, seminars, and other meetings to educate and support research and understanding of the many facets of Synergetics, its methods and principles.
  Visit the Synergetics Collaborative on-line.
• The American Mathematical Society (AMS) was founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the American Mathematical Society fulfills its mission through programs and services that promote mathematical research and its uses, strengthen mathematical education, and foster awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and to everyday life. Visit the American Mathematical Society (AMS) online.
• The Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences is the home of the departments of Mathematics and Computer Science, and the Center for Atmosphere-Ocean Science at New York University. It is home to our research and educational activities, interdisciplinary research divisions, and various laboratories, including fluids and multimedia to name two. Founded by Richard Courant in 1935, the Institute has a history of tackling fundamental problems in science and engineering not typically found in traditional departments. Visit the Courant Institute at New York University online.