Scientific exchange: Advances in math discussed

ISLAMABAD:

A day-long workshop titled ‘Recent Advances in Mathematics’ was held at the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) on Wednesday. The event aimed to motivate students across the country to find methods for solving ‘non-homogeneous linear differential equations’.

Pennsylvania State University, USA Prof Dr Abdul Majeed Siddiqui and COMSATS Islamabad Chairperson Department of Mathematics Prof Dr Tahira Haroon presented their comprehensive analysis on the recent advances in mathematics.

They presented well-known methods for solving non-homogeneous linear higher order differential equations. Prof Siddiqui then delivered his lecture on a new method called ‘Reduction to first order’ method for solving these equations. Both the speakers said that mathematics played  a key role in the development of various branches of science.

Published in The Express Tribune, August 7^th, 2015.