John Baez

Category-Theoretic Foundations of Mathematics Workshop, U. C. Irvine

May 5, 2013

The Foundations of Applied Mathematics

Suppose we take "applied mathematics" in an extremely broad sense that includes math developed for use in electrical engineering, population biology, epidemiology, chemistry, and many other fields. Suppose we look for mathematical structures that repeatedly appear in these diverse contexts — especially structures that aren't familiar to pure mathematicians. What do we find? The answers may give us some clues about the concepts that underlie the most applicable kinds of mathematics. We should not be surprised to find some category theory here.

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© 2013 John Baez
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