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April 23, 2010 Vol. 15, No. 17
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Call for Authors: Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society
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Golson Media invites academic editorial contributors to a new
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500 articles.
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Mathematics and Society, please contact Joseph K. Golson at
<a href="mailto:math@golsonmedia.com">math@golsonmedia.com</a> with a brief summary of your background
in math and social topics.</p>
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released a site for educators, where you can learn and share
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Demonstrations project and Mathematica</li>
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previously featured, has built up a category of blog posts
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