Back by popular demand, the Physical Chemistry Division is offering the Mathematics of Physical Chemistry Boot Camp prior to the first week of classes. Our bootcamp provides students an introduction or refresher to a few key mathematical and numerical approaches that they will encounter in class and research. The boot camp is voluntary and open to graduate students or ambitious undergraduates interested in reviewing mathematical methods and their physical chemistry applications. The classes will meet on two Saturday mornings around the first week of classes. Each session will be be motivated by an application in physical chemistry and will review the mathematical modeling and solutions necessary to explore the problems. The format for each session will entail two lectures and hands-on tutorials. The lectures will outline the mathematics and theory behind a given problem, while the tutorials will focus on the practical tools to approach the challenge. Outcomes include working knowledge of common mathematical concepts in physical chemistry and numerical tools used to solve such problems.
Schedule and Format
Classes will be held in the new Academic Sciences Building (room TBD) on
- Session 1: Saturday, Aug 20, 8a to early afternoon
- Session 2: Saturday, Aug 27, 8a to early afternoon
Each session will consist of
- Two 1-hour lectures centered about an application and the underlying theory
- Two 1-2 hour tutorials to explore analytical tools and numerical approaches to solve the problems
Registration
Please register via this webform and sign-up to register with our wiki using your linkblue id. Registration is limited to the first twenty applicants before August 10.
Please email pkekeneshuskey aht uky.edu if you have additional questions.
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