Notices of the American Mathematical Society

Front cover MacKichan Software, Inc. AMS Student Mathematical Library Series Birkhauser May 2008 Table of Contents Opinion: Triumphs and Struggles in a Mathematics Classroom, Jesse Johnson Letters to the Editor Interview with Martin Davis, Allyn Jackson AMS Feature Column ad Julia Robinson and Hilbert's Tenth Problem--A Book Review, reviewed by Carol Wood Interview with George Csicsery, Bill Casselman Visualizing the Sieve of Eratosthenes, David N. Cox Unknown Quantity--A Book Review, reviewed by Sanford L. Segal WHAT IS...a Toric Variety?, Ezra Miller Evansville Honors the First Black Ph.D. in Mathematics and His Family, Talitha M. Washington Ask Professor Nescio Kontsevich and Witten Receive 2008 Crafoord Prize in Mathematics Deligne, Griffiths, and Mumford Receive 2008 Wolf Prize Taubes Receives NAS Award in Mathematics 2008 Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department University of Iowa Wins Exemplary Program Award, Allyn Jackson Mathematics Programs that Make a Difference 2008 JPBM Communications Award MAA Prizes Presented in San Diego AWM Awards Given in San Diego deGruyter Mathematics People Mathematics Opportunities Inside the AMS Reference and Book List American Mathematical Society--Contributions Officers of the Society 2007 and 2008 Updates Mathematics Calendar New Publications Offered by the AMS Classified Advertisements Meetings & Conferences of the AMS Meetings and Conferences of the AMS Table of Contents Cambridge University Press WebAssign Springer