University College London

This course is in the interdisciplinary field of icing in relation to aircraft. Ultimately, this course will draw from mathematics, physics, chemistry and engineering to provide attendees with a broad overview of the field of aircraft icing, and how the problem may be approached mathematically. This  involves understanding the problem, discussing the current state of engineering solutions, and study of how mathematics can help to improve, enhance and further this field. Modelling of this phenomena is a threefold approach. Firstly, the trajectory of particles within the fluid flow concerning an oncoming aircraft is calculated. Secondly, the behavior and mechanics of impinging particles (particles that make contact with the aircraft) needs to be understood. Thirdly, how ice builds up on a surface alongside the possibility of it shedding are important.
This course serves as an introduction to understanding this field and the analytical modelling of this problem.

This course looks at what we know about healthy brains - how the brain is structured, the different types of brain cells, localization of function and neurochemistry of different brain areas, communication within the brain, and how we investigate it. It also looks at dysfunction in relation to vision, hearing, movement, memory, thinking, emotion, and behavior. Students learn about the world class research that takes place within the UCL Faculty of Brain Sciences and its constituent parts: the Division of Psychology and Language Sciences, the Division of Psychiatry, the Institutes of Ophthalmology and Neurology and the Ear Institute.

This course introduces students to the structure and workings of modern economic activity, focusing on macroeconomics.  Students identify influences in the national and international economies, and consider the role of government policy. They also learn basic approaches in macroeconomics and the value of models, and proceed to consider different perspectives. Problems are discussed in groups to enable participatory learning and students apply macroeconomic theory to debate issues in the real world. 

This course introduces the basic concepts of brittle and ductile deformation processes and how they control the strength, mechanical behavior, and development of structures in the Earth's continental crust and lithosphere. Students develop a basic understanding of the forces driving deformation, and the displacements and strains associated with simple crustal deformations. The course then further develops a more advanced understanding of deformation processes and structures produced by displacement and deformation in the Earth's lithosphere at scales ranging from the tectonic plate scale, down to the crystal lattice scale.