Reporter 13/2/02: Mathematical Tripos, Part III, 2002: Notice by the Examiners

Mathematical Tripos, Part III, 2002: Notice by the Examiners

In accordance with Regulation 18 for the Mathematical Tripos (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 323), the Examiners give notice that a candidate may submit an essay on any one of the following additional topics:

Solutions to the Kuramoto-Sivashvinsky equation in the small diffusion and small bending moment limit (Assessor: Dr S. Cowley)

Combinatorial auctions (Assessor: Professor R. R. Weber)

Approximability of NP-hard problems (Assessor: Professor R. R. Weber)

Markov inequalities of high derivatives of an algebraic polynomial (Assessor: Dr A. Shadrin)

Heavy traffic averaging in polling systems (Assessor: Professor R. R. Weber)

Applications of topos theory to computer sciences (Assessor: Dr P. T. Johnstone)

Dancing ball bearings (Assessor: Dr J. R. Lister)

Evolution and maintenance of sexual reproduction (Assessor: Dr M. Keeling)

Can evolution be modelled using self-organized criticality? (Assessor: Dr M. Keeling)

Candidates are reminded that they are required to return their form giving choices of examination papers and essay (if any) to the Faculty Office, Room B1.29, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, by Friday, 3 May 2002. Please note that this deadline is strict.

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