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European Mathematical Society Publishing House Scheuchzerstrasse 70 [email protected] Seminar for Applied Mathematics, ETH-Zentrum SEW A27 CH-8092 Zürich, Switzerland www.ems-ph.org Contents Editorial Team Editor-in-Chief Lucia Di Vizio (2012–2016) European Université de Versailles- Vicente Muñoz (2005–2012) St Quentin Facultad de Matematicas Laboratoire de Mathématiques Universidad Complutense 45 avenue des États-Unis Mathematical de Madrid 78035 Versailles cedex, France Plaza de Ciencias 3, e-mail: [email protected] 28040 Madrid, Spain Eva-Maria Feichtner e-mail: [email protected] (2012–2015) Society Department of Mathematics Associate Editors University of Bremen 28359 Bremen, Germany Vasile Berinde (2002–2012) e-mail: [email protected] Newsletter No. 84, June 2012 Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Eva Miranda (2010–2013) Universitatea de Nord Departament de Matemàtica Baia Mare Aplicada I EMS Agenda .......................................................................................................................................................... 2 Facultatea de Stiinte EPSEB, Edifici P Editorial – E. Behrends & J.-F. Rodrigues ........................................................................ 3 Str. Victoriei, nr. 76 Universitat Politècnica 430072, Baia Mare, Romania de Catalunya New Editor-in-Chief of the EMS Newsletter appointed ................................... 5 e-mail: [email protected] Av. del Dr Maran˜on 44–50 08028 Barcelona, Spain EUROMATH 2012 - G. Makrides .................................................................................................. 7 Krzysztof Ciesielski (1999–2012) e-mail: [email protected] (Societies) Mathematics School Education Provides Answers – Mathematics Institute (2008–2015) Mădălina Păcurar To Which Questions? – G. M. Ziegler ............................................................................... 8 Jagiellonian University (Personal Column) Łojasiewicza 6 Department of Statistics, Mikael Passare – C. O. Kiselman ............................................................................................... 12 PL-30-348, Kraków, Poland Forecast and Mathematics Torsten Ekedahl – L. Illusie & J.-E. Roos ......................................................................... 16 e-mail: [email protected] Babes ,-Bolyai University T. Mihaili St. 58–60 Henri Poincaré – J. Gray ........................................................................................................................ 19 Martin Raussen (2003–2012) 400591 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Department of Mathematical e-mail: [email protected]; H. Weyl’s and E. Cartan in the early 1920s – E. Scholz ............................... 22 Sciences e-mail: [email protected] Aalborg University Landau and Schur – R. Siegmund-Schultze ................................................................ 31 Fredrik Bajers Vej 7G Frédéric Paugam (2005–2012) DK-9220 Aalborg Øst, Institut de Mathématiques Interview with Bodil Branner – P. G. Hjorth ................................................................... 37 Denmark de Jussieu A Discussion between a Researcher and an Educator – e-mail: [email protected] 175, rue de Chevaleret F-75013 Paris, France P. Mih˘ailescu & S. Halverscheid .............................................................................................. 41 (1999–2012) Robin Wilson e-mail: [email protected] Pembroke College, European Set Theory Society – M. Dzamonja ............................................................. 45 Oxford OX1 1DW, England Ulf Persson (2005–2012) Kavli IPMU, Tokyo – T. Kohno .......................................................................................................... 47 e-mail: [email protected] Matematiska Vetenskaper Chalmers tekniska högskola ICMI Column – M. Bartolini Bussi .............................................................................................. 49 Copy Editor S-412 96 Göteborg, Sweden e-mail: [email protected] Solid Findings in Mathematics Education on Didactical Contract ...... 53 Chris Nunn 119 St Michaels Road, Themistocles M. Rassias Zentralblatt Column: MSC2010 in SKOS – P. Ion & W. Sperber ........ 55 (2005–2012) Aldershot, GU12 4JW, UK (Problem Corner) Book Reviews ....................................................................................................................................................... 58 e-mail: [email protected] Department of Mathematics National Technical University Personal Column – M. P˘acurar ..................................................................................................... 64 Editors of Athens Mariolina Bartolini Bussi Zografou Campus (2005–2012) GR-15780 Athens, Greece (Math. Education) e-mail: [email protected]. Dip. 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