SUMMER SCHOOL 2010
The 8th Annual AMSI Summer School was held at La Trobe University from 11 January to 5 February 2010. Several honours level courses were offered in areas of mathematics, statistics and their applications. The summer school was attended by 93 students, from 18 tertiary institutions from around Australia. Most of the participants were either honours, PhD or research masters students.
The 2010 Summer School hosted by La Trobe University was a tremendous success with students enjoying an excellent lecture program.
COURSES
SOAP FILMS – MINIMAL SURFACES AND PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Maria Athanassenas, Monash University
APPLICATIONS OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS TO BIOINFORMATICS
Conrad Burden, Australian National University
GEOMETRY AND GROUP ACTIONS
Grant Cairns, La Trobe University
NONPARAMETRIC CURVE ESTIMATION
Aurore Delaigle, The University of Melbourne
INTRODUCTION TO THE NUMERICAL APPROXIMATION OF PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
Markus Hegland, Australian National University
COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY IN THEORY AND PRACTICE
Marcel Jackson, La Trobe University
MEASURE THEORY
Marty Ross, The University of Melbourne