Prof. Nicolas J. Beukes (1945–2023)

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6 . 042 J / 18 . 062 J , Fall ’ 05 : Mathematics for Computer Science October 3 Prof . Albert

A 1994 University of Chicago study entitled The Social Organization of Sexuality found that on average men have 74% more opposite­gender partners than women, confirming a view that men are more promiscuous. But whoever reported this finding was lying or confused! We’ll show you how to use the properties of vertex degrees in a graph to prove this. Let’s recast opposite­gender partnering in graph...

Review of "Leishmania- after the Genome" by Peter J. Myler and Nicolas Fasel

Book details Myler PJ, Fasel N: Leishmania – After the Genome Caister Academic Press; 2007. 306 pages. ISBN 978-1-904455-28-8 Review With the recent publication of complete genome sequences for Leishmania major, Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruzi has come the perception of an opportunity to pause, survey and reflect upon the current state of research for these organisms. To consider the s...

Nicolas Rashevsky’s Mathematical Biophysics

This paper explores the work of Nicolas Rashevsky, a Russian émigré theoretical physicist who developed a program in ‘‘mathematical biophysics’’ at the University of Chicago during the 1930s. Stressing the complexity of many biological phenomena, Rashevsky argued that the methods of theoretical physics – namely mathematics – were needed to ‘‘simplify’’ complex biological processes such as cell ...

Statement Nicolas Schiper

Cloud-based applications are everywhere around us. They range from performance sensitive services such as web search, e-commerce, and social networking to mission-critical applications such as air-traffic control and the power grid. These applications tend to be complex, involve a large number of computers, and must face all sorts of failures ranging from power outages and software bugs to mali...