Seminar "Topics in Computational Analysis"

Instructors: M. Oliver,  P. Oswald,  G. Pfander

Syllabus:      The Seminar treats modern applications of Mathematical
               Analysis to the world of Computation and Mathematical
               Modeling, with emphasis on the design and the theoretical 
               foundation of numerical simulation algorithms and the 
               derivation and justification of model hierarchies in the 
               natural sciences and engineering. The interest ranges from 
               modern techniques of data, signal, and image analysis to 
               analytical and numerical algorithms for models governed 
               by partial differential and integral equations.
               The concrete topics will change from semester to semester,
               and will be closely related to the research agendas of
               the instructors.

Details Fall 2008: This semester, the seminar is managed by P. Oswald.
               We expect to have a mix of talks on original research 
               (new PostDocs and PhD students joining the seminar, 
               Nira Dyn (Tel Aviv University, Sept. 16-22),...),
               and reviews on selected topics in nonlinear approximation
               (joint spectral radii, greedy algorithms).
               The first seminar sessions are geared towards introducing
               new graduate students (as part of their first semester 
               Graduate Research Seminar course) to the research areas 
               of the participating research groups (Oliver, Oswald, Pfander).
               
Credits:       Students who take this Seminar for credit (5 ECTS credits)
               on a pass/fail basis will have to actively participate, 
               read seminar-related literature, and give a full-hour presentations 
               on a seminar-related topic (instructor approval).

Time:          Th 14:15-15:30,  Res. I,  Room 120   
               (first organisational meeting on Sept. 4, 2008).