Deakin Mathematics Research and Teaching Lab – Page 3

Research Project: An optimisation-based framework for non-classical Chebyshev approximation

ARC Discovery grant Julien Ugon, Marco Lopez-Cerdá, Nadeza Sukhorukova, Vera Roshchina, Jean-Pierre Crouzeix and Nira Dyn This project aims to solve open problems in multivariate and piecewise polynomial approximation – two directions that correspond to fundamental obstacles to extending classical approximation results. Through an innovative combination of optimisation and algebraic technique, this project intends to […]

Maths Ed Reading Group: Simon James – Peer assisted feedback for calculus students

14 November 2019 – Simon James will present the paper: D.L. Reinholz, Improving calculus explanations through peer review, The Journal of Mathematical Behavior, 44 (2016), 34 – 49.

Maths Seminar Series: Graham Farr, Monash University – Powerful Sets: A Generalisation of Binary Linear Spaces

Thursday 7 November 2019 – 2.00pm – 3.00pm The Mathematics Research Lab welcomes Graham Farr from Monash University to present his research. Abstract A set S of binary vectors, with positions indexed by E, is said to be a powerful code if, for all subsets X of E, the number of vectors in S that […]

Maths Ed Reading Group: Kerri Morgan – Using incorrect examples

30 October 2019 – Kerri Morgan will discuss the use of incorrect sample solutions for providing opportunities for learning in mathematics subjects.

Maths Seminar Series: Nadia Sukhorukova, Swinburne University of Technology – Optimisation in Real-Life Applications: Sleep and Disaster Management

Thursday 24 October, 2019 The Mathematics Research Lab welcomes Nadia Sukhorukova to present her research. Abstract In this presentation, Dr. Sukhorukova will talk about two large research projects. The 􏰙irst project is application of optimisation to biomedical signal processing and classi􏰙ication (done together with Dr. Zahra Roshan Zamir, graduated in December 2016). In this project […]

Maths Ed Reading Group: Julien Ugon – Using historical sources in mathematics teaching

16 October 2019 – Julien Ugon will talk about: Barnett, J. H., Lodder, J., & Pengelley, D. (2014). The Pedagogy of Primary Historical Sources in Mathematics: Classroom Practice Meets Theoretical Frameworks.

Maths Seminar Series: Hoa Bui Tui, Federation University – On Fréchet Subdifferential Calculus with Applications to Nonsmooth and Nonconvex Optimization

Thursday 12 September 2019, 2.00pm – 3.00pm The Maths Research Lab welcomes Hoa Bui Tui to present her research. Abstract Most of optimization problems and many fundamental objects frequently appearing in the framework of variational analysis are non-smooth and non-convex. When dealing with non-smoothness, generalized subdifferential calculus becomes inevitably crucial. In this talk, we brie􏰙ly […]