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Overview
There is much active mathematical research into aeroacoustics (the study of sound in aircraft engines). This field is closely followed, and often contributed to (sometimes helpfully) by engineers in both academia and industry (e.g. Airbus, Boeing, NASA, etc). The aim of this course is to give an overview of the mathematical techniques needed to understand the current research problems, and read current papers in the area. This could lead on to several possible PhD projects, including in asymptotics, numerical analysis, and stability theory.
Aims
The application of wave theory to problems involving the generation, propagation and scattering of acoustic and other waves is of considerable relevance in many practical situations. These include, for example, underwater sound propagation, aircraft noise, remote sensing, the effect of noise in built-up areas, and a variety of medical diagnostic applications. This course would aim to provide the basic theory of wave generation, propagation and scattering, and an overview of the mathematical methods and approximations used to tackle these problems, with emphasis on applications to aeroacoustics. The ultimate aim is for students to understand the underlying mathematical tools of acoustics sufficiently to read current research publications on acoustics, and to be able to apply these techniques to current research questions within mathematics, engineering and industry.
Learning Outcomes
- Reproduce standard models and arguments for sound generation and propagation.
- Apply mathematical techniques to model sound generation and propagation in simple systems.
- Understand and apply Wiener-Hopf factorisation in the scalar case.
Approximate Syllabus
- Some general acoustic theory.
- Sound generation by turbulence and moving bodies (including the Lighthill and Ffowcs Williams Hawkings acoustic analogies).
- Scattering (including the scalar Wiener-Hopf technique applied to the Sommerfeld problem of scattering by a sharp edge)
- Long-distance sound propagation including nonlinear and viscous effects.
- Wave-guides.
- High frequencies and Ray Tracing.
Reading List
- D.G. Crighton, A.P. Dowling, J.E. Ffowcs Williams, et al, "Modern Methods in Analyticial Acoustics", Springer 1992.
- M. Howe, "Acoustics & Aerodynamic Sound", Cambridge 2015 (available online through Warwick Library).
- S.W. Rienstra & A. Hirschberg, "An Introduction to Acoustics", (available online).
Overview
There is much active mathematical research into aeroacoustics (the study of sound in aircraft engines). This field is closely followed, and often contributed to (sometimes helpfully) by engineers in both academia and industry (e.g. Airbus, Boeing, NASA, etc). The aim of this course is to give an overview of the mathematical techniques needed to understand the current research problems, and read current papers in the area. This could lead on to several possible PhD projects, including in asymptotics, numerical analysis, and stability theory.
Aims
The application of wave theory to problems involving the generation, propagation and scattering of acoustic and other waves is of considerable relevance in many practical situations. These include, for example, underwater sound propagation, aircraft noise, remote sensing, the effect of noise in built-up areas, and a variety of medical diagnostic applications. This course would aim to provide the basic theory of wave generation, propagation and scattering, and an overview of the mathematical methods and approximations used to tackle these problems, with emphasis on applications to aeroacoustics. The ultimate aim is for students to understand the underlying mathematical tools of acoustics sufficiently to read current research publications on acoustics, and to be able to apply these techniques to current research questions within mathematics, engineering and industry.
Learning Outcomes
- Reproduce standard models and arguments for sound generation and propagation.
- Apply mathematical techniques to model sound generation and propagation in simple systems.
- Understand and apply Wiener-Hopf factorisation in the scalar case.
Approximate Syllabus
- Some general acoustic theory.
- Sound generation by turbulence and moving bodies (including the Lighthill and Ffowcs Williams Hawkings acoustic analogies).
- Scattering (including the scalar Wiener-Hopf technique applied to the Sommerfeld problem of scattering by a sharp edge)
- Long-distance sound propagation including nonlinear and viscous effects.
- Wave-guides.
- High frequencies and Ray Tracing.
Reading List
- D.G. Crighton, A.P. Dowling, J.E. Ffowcs Williams, et al, "Modern Methods in Analyticial Acoustics", Springer 1992.
- M. Howe, "Acoustics & Aerodynamic Sound", Cambridge 2015 (available online through Warwick Library).
- S.W. Rienstra & A. Hirschberg, "An Introduction to Acoustics", (available online).
MD913
This module will help you to gain a systematic understanding of the key issues in the design, statistical analysis and interpretation of the common types of epidemiological study.
- This module builds on the material covered by the module Epidemiology and Statistics (a prerequisite unless you can show evidence of equivalent knowledge/expertise), allowing you to further develop your research skills
- Learn about issues in the design, analysis and interpretation of: case-control studies; cohort studies; randomized controlled trials; and trial data meta-analyses
- Also, other practical issues in common epidemiological study designs (such as survey methods)
- This further module is of particular relevance to those studying a Masters in Public Health (MPH) and an MSc Research Methods in Health Sciences for whom Epidemiology and Statistics is a core module.
The modules Research Topics in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research [MD978] and Laboratory Project 1 [MD979] are a pre-requisite for this module.
Students will undertake two laboratory projects in two different disciplines. In most cases, this will be a biology-focused project and one in either chemistry, physics, mathematics, engineering or computer science. If you are a student on the Quantitative Imaging programme, your projects should focus on imaging and image analysis. Projects can be undertaken in WMS or a department within the Faculty of Science at Warwick.
Students are encouraged to develop a project proposal together with a member of staff from the supervisor pool (www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/med/study/mrcdtp/supervisorsandprojects/). In addition, the supervisor pool will be invited to submit potential projects for consideration by the IBR DTP management committee. Projects will be reviewed for fit to the scientific brief and will be then offered to the students. The final choice of project will be made by the student in consultation with the MSc Director.
Sociology of Education is a sub-discipline of Sociology that takes a critical and analytical look at the design, development, experience and outcomes of the education system. Over the course of the module we will take the UK education system as a case study for helping us to understand the ways in which political, social, moral and economic agendas have shaped (and continue to shape) schools and universities. Paying close attention to key policy-making, we will ask critical questions about the role and purpose of education in relation to wider society. What kinds of knowledge and ways of knowing are permitted or excluded in traditional educational settings? Does education challenge or reproduce social inequalities? How do young people and teachers experience education?
In this module, we will explore how new technologies, including Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based technologies, are shaping the governance of mobility. AI-based technologies are increasingly integrated into various aspects of our lives, including public decision-making systems. Some countries have even started incorporating them into their immigration systems, using them to predict future migration and displacement, process visa applications, and conduct various forms of profiling and risk assessments for decision-making purposes. With large-scale interoperable information systems, it has become possible to deduce individual characteristics, screen them through different systems to obtain more information about an individual, and ultimately make decisions based on comparisons with others.
This module aims to provide students with an introduction to the latest developments in this field and explore the conditions in which these technologies have been integrated into immigration and asylum decision-making systems, as well as humanitarian actions. Through a variety of case studies, mainly from Europe and North America, we will examine how these new technologies are reshaping the definition of territorial state borders and methods of identifying and governing individuals. Additionally, we will explore how humanitarian actors have employed new technologies in countries in Africa and the Middle East and how migrants themselves navigate, adapt, and resist their use.
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
• Have the knowledge and understanding of how and to what extent the operation of territorial borders is changing in the digital age.
• Have the knowledge and ability to critically analyse the ethical, political and social implications of the implementation of new technologies in border management, immigration, and asylum application processing, as well as humanitarian actions.
• Have the knowledge and ability to analyse the ways in which migrants navigate, adopt or challenge the use of a variety of new technologies.
• Be able to describe and critically participate in political and intellectual discussions on the use of new technologies in areas related to migration, asylum and humanitarian actions.
• Develop skills in accessing and evaluating relevant literature for seminar discussion, presentations, conducting independent study, research, and essay writing.