Mathematics and the 21st century : proceedings of the international conference, Cairo, Egypt, 15-20 January 2000

This volume constitutes the proceedings of the International Conference on Mathematics and the 21st Century, held in Cairo in January 2000. Topics covered include: enumerative geometry; optical solitons; non-smooth dynamical systems; finite groups; and mathematics education. Contents:Millennium Lecture — Cairo, 15 January 2000 (M Atiyah)Trends for Science and Mathematics in the 21st Century (P A Griffiths)Arabic Mathematics and Rewriting the History of Mathematics (R Rashed)The Paradigm Shift in Mathematics Education: A Scenario for Change (W Ebeid)Einstein's Theory of Spacetime and Gravity (J Ehlers)Moduli Problems in Geometry (M S Narasimhan)Enumerative Geometry from the Greeks to Strings (C Procesi)Optical Solitons: Twenty-Seven Years of the Last Millennium and Three More Years of the New? (R K Bullough)Concepts of Non-Smooth Dynamical Systems (T Küpper)Radical Theory: Developments and Trends (R Wiegandt)On Minimal Subgroups of Finite Groups (M Asaad)Totally and Mutually Permutable Products of Finite Groups (A Ballester-Bolinches)Asymptotic Behaviour of Solutions of Evolution Equations (B Basit)On Nonlinear Evolution Equations with Applications (L Debnath)A Robust Layer-Resolving Numerical Method for a Free Convection Problem (J Étienne et al.)Growth Value-Distribution and Zero-Free Regions of Entire Functions and Sections (F F Abi-Khuzam)Three Linear Preserver Problems (A R Sourour)Prediction: Advances and New Research (E K Al-Hussaini)Inference on Parameters of the Laplace Distribution Based on Type-II Censored Samples Using Edgeworth Approximation (N Balakrishnan et al.)Mathematical Models in the Theory of Accelerated Experiments (V Bagdonavicius & M Nikulin)The Vibrations of a Drum with Fractal Boundary (J Fleckinger-Pellé)Intermediate States: Some Nonclassical Properties (M S Abdalla & A-S F Obada)On the Relativistic Two-Body Equation (S R Komy)Singularities in General Relativity and the Origin of Charge (K Buchner)The Inner Geometry of Light Cone in Godel Universe (M Abdel-Megied)Readership: Mathematicians.Key Features:The first book that describes the application of constructed wetland technology in tropical conditionsContains state-of-the-art information for practicing engineers in wetlands designA holistic overview of all the processes in wetlands with an emphasis on tropical conditions The Conference on "Mathematics and the 21st Century" was held in Cairo, Egypt during the period 15-20 January 2000. The conference's sessions consisted of plenary lectures and topical sessions. Some of the plenary lectures covered general fields such as: rewriting the history of mathematics; education of mathematics; relation between mathematics and sciences; and mathematical aspects of transportation Over 2000 years ago the Greeks developed the formal study of Geometry and around 1000 years later the Arabs, building on the work of their predecessors in both Greece and India, established Algebra.