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Philip D. Loewen
Professor of Mathematics
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
CANADA V6T 1Z2
loew@math.ubc.ca

Research Interests

Calculus of variations, optimal control theory, nonsmooth analysis, mathematical programming, numerical methods, engineering applications.
(Here is my list of publications.)

Professional Duties—Spring 2013

Teaching Block 1 of Math 264 (Vector Calculus for Electrical Engineering).
Teaching the MATH 253 course embedded in Mech 2.
Member of the UBC (Vancouver) Senate.
Maintaining a vigorous research program.
Supervising PhD student Mclean Edwards.

Contact Information

Dr. Philip D. Loewen

Office	Mathematics Building, room 207
Email	loew@math.ubc.ca (try this first)
Office phone	604-822-3082 (urgent cases only, please)
URI	http://www.math.ubc.ca/~loew/

Office Hours

Drop-in hours are shown below. Meetings outside these hours can also be arranged, but please reserve a time by email beforehand. Unexpected visitors often cannot be accommodated. If you expect to need more than 15 minutes, please make an appointment.

February 2013

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
16:30-17:00^*	16:30-17:00^*	16:30-17:00	16:30-17:00^*	16:30-17:00

^* I will be unavailable on some days. Please check “Daily Specials” below before trekking to MATH 207.

Daily Specials

Heavy week starts 11 Feb: Office Hrs Tue-Wed only. (Travelling Thursday-Friday.)

Favourite Mathematical Nodes

PIms: The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences
IAM: UBC's own Institute of Applied Mathematics
CMS: Canadian Mathematical Society
AMS: American Mathematical Society
LOC: Library of Congress (USA)
SIAM: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
GAMS: Guide to Available Mathematical Software

Fun

Jon Loewen, my favourite visual artist.

Last update: 10 Jan 2013 (Thu), 11:06:30. (Click a graphic to recheck.)