Lecturer: Professor John Ockendon from Oxford.

Aims and Objectives:

This is an application oriented and example based mini-course on mathematical modelling.
John is going to present some problems arising in applications. These need to be formulated in a mathematical language to be come tractable. Our aim will also be to solve some of these problems.

Topics include:

• Joining creeping and whispering gallery wave fields
• Transition through critical states in liquid crystal
• Radio frequency allocation in secure office blocks
• Landau damping of plasmas

Format:

The idea is to work on some problems in small groups formed according to personal interest.

At the first session, John will give short introductions to some problems and, after a tea break, provide more information on topics that the audience is mostly interested.
The subsequent sessions will be used for discussion and group work.
The last session on Wed 21 Nov is reserved to present some results.

There will be a reward for everyone
who makes a contribution to the solution of a problem!

Mon 5 Nov	3-6pm	B3.01	Lecture + Discussion*
Wed 7 Nov	3-6pm	B1.01	Lecture + Discussion*
Mon 12 Nov	3-6pm	B3.01	Lecture + Discussion*
Wed 14 Nov	2-6pm	B1.01	Talks (SIAM Chapters)*
Wed 21 Nov	4-6pm	B1.01	Result Presentations

The sessions consist of a lecture followed up by a discussion with a coffee/tea break in between.