"Mathematics
is among the most fascinating of all intellectual disciplines, the purest of
all art forms, and the most challenging of games. The study of mathematics is
not only exciting, but important: mathematicians have an opportunity to make
a lasting contribution to society by helping to solve problems in such diverse
fields as medicine, management, economics. government, computer science, physics,
psychology, engineering, and social science."
-Margaret
Menzin and Robert Goldman
Association
for Women in Mathematics