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
meeting; 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