EPSRC
Taught School on
Mathematics
for the Science
of
Complex
Systems
Warwick
University, Monday 11 th – Friday 15 th
September 2006
You
cannot be a competent complex systems scientist without being
able to
read mathematics (see Course Philosophy). This course is intended to open the door to
mathematics to
those who thought it was closed, empowering them to use
mathematics comfortably
in their own research. No
previous specialised
mathematical knowledge is expected. The course is designed to take
those with
minimal mathematical ability to the frontiers of complex systems
science. It has no prerequisites beyond students having good study skills.
Researchers from any discipline can apply, including doctoral students
working
in social, physical and engineering science. Post-docs and mature researchers may also find the course useful.
Course
Summary
The
100-hour course
addresses the need for new postgraduate education in the mathematics of
complex
systems, accessible to students working in a wide variety of complex
systems
across the social, physical and engineering sciences. It teaches how
mathematics works and how mathematicians work, giving an overview of a
wide
range of mathematical concepts and results, enabling students to apply
mathematics in their own research. We aim to enable all students to
work
comfortably and creatively with mathematicians as part of a
multidisciplinary
team. There is a
five day residential school
preceded by six sessions studying e-delivered preparatory materials.
Students prepare
a poster before the school describing their research problem, and a
prize-poster at the end suggesting how mathematics might be applied in
their research.
We
aim to create
a network of young complex systems scientists and mathematicians able
to work
in teams, as the leaders of the complex systems community in decades to
come. Support and advice will be available after the course. Optional assessment and a certificate of attendance
will be available.
The course
tuition is free. Participation in the course will be assessed
and a certificate given.
Bed
and breakfast for four nights costs
£120 + VAT (shared bathroom) or
£200 + VAT (en-suite). Support may be
available for
those without EPSRC Doctoral Training Accounts.
The course is limited to twenty students. Applications should be made
to the Course Director, Professor Jeffrey Johnson at
j.h.johnson@open.ac.uk,
copied to Angie Swain at a.s.swain@open.ac.uk.
Inquiries may be made by phone (UK: 01908-652627, Abroad:
+44-1908-652627). You should include your name, address, email, telephone number, one-page curriculum vitae showing
any mathematics courses or qualifications, a half page statement of why
you want to do the
course, and the full names, positions and email addresses of two referees (supervisors for PhD
students). If you do not get an
acknowledgment within a few days please resend it. Students requesting
financial assistance should explain why their institutions
can't support them.
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