China Forms First Applied Maths Research CenterChina formed its first applied maths research center Saturday in the Tianjin Municipality.Shiing-shen Chern, a renowned mathematician who is also an foreign academician at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, is the head of the center. The center is named after Liu Hui, an ancient Chinese mathematician living in the 3rd century who was the first person to calculate pi. The center is jointly sponsored by Nankai University and Tianjin University. The two schools vow to develop the applied mathematics institute into a world-class facility in the future. |
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