Dr James Maunder

MMath, PhD

Senior Lecturer in Mathematics

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Role

I was a PhD at Lancaster University working with Andrey Lazarev; following that I was a Postdoctural Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn; and now I am here at Oxford Brookes University.

Teaching and supervision

Courses

Modules taught

I am currently lecturing and Module Leader for:

  • Engineering Mathematics and Modelling II
  • Fundamentals of Abstract and Linear Algebra
  • Vector Calculus and Differential Geometry

In addition to the above, I am Module Leader for:

  • Discrete Mathematics

I am currently involved in the modules:

  • Problem Solving and Programming

And have lecturered and/or lead:

  • Foundation Engineering Mathematics
  • Calculus and Analysis
  • Applied Abstract Algebra
  • Further Discrete Mathematics
  • Geometry
  • Honours Topics - Complex Analysis
  • Honours Topics - From Calculus to Cohomology: de Rham cohomology

I am also involved in the teaching, assessment, and development of modules in the mathematics department—this includes some modules that are part of the engineering and computer science undergraduate programmes.

Supervision

I have supervised the following undergraduate final year projects:

  • `Where Do You Draw The Line? Optimal Gerrymandering in Northern Ireland'
  • `Developing A System That Can Play Noughts And Crosses Effectively'
  • `The Game of Hex and Brouwer’s Fixed Point Theorem'
  • `An analysis on the emergence of the Black-Scholes formula in application to corporate liabilities'
  • `Contributing Factors to Mathematics Anxiety in Undergraduate Students'
  • `Maxwell's Equations'

I have supervised the following Master's dissertations:

  • `Analysis of European Call Options Using R Shiny'

Research

Research projects

Groups

Further details

I was a PhD at Lancaster University working with Andrey Lazarev. Following that, I was a Postdoctural Fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics, Bonn; and now I am here at Oxford Brookes University.