Recent Trends in Mathematics Research

Mathematical research activities have seen a major development in the last half-century. These developments are mainly due to the introduction of computers and Internet in the main stream of our lives, education and research. All these have a great impact on mathematics research. This has also changed the main trend of mathematics research. Likewise there are many more subtle trends that make a difference in present day research. Some of these trends and how they could influence the future of mathematical research are discussed here.