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My interests are in Functional
Analysis, especially
commutative, semisimple
Banach algebras.
In particular I work on regularity conditions, rational and polynomial
approximation, and the classification of the endomorphisms,
homomorphisms
and derivations of certain classes of Banach algebras.
Many of the projects available for research students are listed on our Algebra and Analysis research group projects page.
Here is a picture of me with an appropriate sculpture next to the
Science
library of Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, during my
sabbatical visit, January to July 1999.
Click on the picture below to see a full size poster!
ADMINISTRATION
Currently
I am the School
Outreach Officer, with responsibility for the School Open Days, Summer
Schools, and other outreach activities.
Prospective applicants to maths courses at the University of Nottingham should visit the page
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/mathematics/prospective/undergraduate/index.aspx
TEACHING
During my lecturing career I have given a wide range of lecture courses/modules at both undergraduate and masters level.
I have taught honours mathematics modules and service teaching modules
to students from many disciplines, including Foundation Year
Engineering students.
The subjects I have taught include calculus, analysis (real, complex
and functional analysis), linear algebra, numerical analysis and graph
theory.
I have supervised many final-year BSc/MSc/MMath projects. Seven of these project students (so far) have gone on
to become my (PhD) research students.
In December 2008 I started a new blog on
Explaining mathematics (How
to explain mathematical concepts in a way that students can
understand). As well as discussion of my recent experiences, ideas, and
teaching methodology, my blog includes links to a number of my teaching
resources, and, in particular, to videos of many of my classes.
My current teaching timetable is
available online
here.
I am a former British champion
of the boardgame
Othello®. (I won the title six times between 1989 and 1997.)
Back in 1993 I wrote a program
to solve the 6x6
version of Othello. I wrote this up as
a fictional report,
Amenor
wins world 6x6 Championships! in the 1993 newsletter of the British Othello Federation. You can find the relevant issue (FORTY BILLION NODES UNDER THE TREE, JULY 1993) on the page http://www.britishothello.org.uk/newsletters.html
Here is a poster with some information about Othello: click on
the
image to see the full size version!
Click on the image to see a full size version!
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