THE
AND ITS APPLICATIONS
Presidential Address
Peter Grindrod
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Abstract
Why
study mathematics? For each of us it is a personal journey full of challenges,
adventures and opportunities. Yet the benefits are both to the individuals and
to the economy. There is a push and a pull. We need to balance the risks and
benefits for students. We will look at
examples of applicable mathematics in some diverse fields. Recently the
government and has placed great stress on excellence in science and innovation
as an enabler, and indeed part of the infrastructure necessary, for our
economic wellbeing within the knowledge economy. Mathematics is clearly a
pervasive player in this - acting directly in supporting some of the main
drivers, and more generally in creating a culture of imagination and
advancement. So what starts out as curiosity-driven problem solving and many
inspiring intellectual challenges for individual students can be seen a mission
critical for all of our futures.
No charge is made to attend meetings, non-IMA
members are welcome
Peter is an
internationally known mathematician working in the commercial sector managing
the development and application (deployment) of mathematical methods to gain
business and marketing insights from very large databases for large customer
facing companies. Clients gain the value of growth and returns derived from the
business insights. He is also the author of a graduate textbook on pattern formation
within medical, biological and chemical systems. He was awarded a CBE for
services to mathematics research and development in 2005. He is a Visiting
Professor in Applied and Industrial Mathematics, at both the Universities of
Bath and
The
event is coordinated by East Midlands Branch Secretary, Dr Stephen Hibberd,
Details of East Midlands Branch activities:
http://www.ima.org.uk/EMidBranch/ima.html