American Mathematical Society

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American Mathematical Society

The American Mathematical Society (AMS) is dedicated to the interests of mathematical research and scholarship, which it does with various publications and conferences as well as annual monetary awards to mathematicians.

The AMS is an advocate of the typesetting program TeX, insisting that contributions be written in it and producing its own versions, AMS-TeX and AMS-LaTeX.

AMS is one of the three parts of the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM).

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[edit] Early history

It was founded in 1888 as the New York Mathematical Society, the brainchild of Thomas Fiske who was impressed by the London Mathematical Society on a visit to England. J.H. Van Amringe was first president and Fiske became secretary. The society soon decided to publish a journal, the Bulletin of the New York Mathematical Society, with Fiske as editor-in-chief. The journal, as intended, was influential in increasing membership.

In July, 1894, it became a national society and was reorganized under its present name.

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[edit] Publications

The AMS publishes Mathematical Reviews, a database of reviews of mathematical publications.

The AMS also publishes multiple journals:

See also: Mathematical Association of America

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