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EPSRC Reference: EP/D035120/1
Title: Taught Postgraduate Course on Mathematics in the Science of Complex Systems
Principal Investigator: Johnson, Professor J
Other Investigators:
MacKay, Professor RS
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Department: Design & Innovation
Organisation: Open University
Scheme: Standard Research (Pre-FEC)
Starts: 01 September 2006 Ends: 31 December 2007 Value (£): 62,351
EPSRC Research Topic Classifications:
Continuum Mechanics Fundamentals of Computing
Non-linear Systems Mathematics Numerical Analysis
Population Ecology Theoretical biology
EPSRC Industrial Sector Classifications:
Environment Financial Services
Healthcare
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In 2006 there will be conference on Mathematics in the Science of Complex Systems. We propose a school that teach non-mathematician researchers how mathematics and mathematicians work that dovetails with this conference. Students will come from any discipline and learn what motivates mathematicians and drives the way they think. They will meet a wide variety of mathematical concepts and see their application in CS science. Students will produce a poster at the beginning of the school explaining their research area, and poster at the end suggesting the kind of mathematics that might further their work. The conference mathematicians will view these posters at a social event, discuss the students' ideas, and award prizes. Although students cannot become mathematicians in one week, it is intended that they learn how to work with mathematicians. The school will forge a cohort of murually supportive UK CS students, networked to each other and CS students in Europe. Two such schools are planned.
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