Surveying important recent developments, What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences appeals to a broad audience and accents the beauty and power of mathematics. The articles in this series describe many cutting-edge areas of modern pure and applied mathematical research. Yet they are written at a level that can be understood and appreciated by anyone with a high school mathematical background. In reading the works contained in these volumes, you will get a feeling for the beauty and the universality of mathematics. (ISSN 1047-3998) Softcover.