BSc Mathematics and Economics

Adam Ostaszewski

Departmental Tutor

Welcome to the Mathematics Department

Orientation 2009

Prof Steve Alpern (room B407)

Surname first name Appointment

Ali Fateha 29/09 - 14.00

Fung Trevor Hing Yeung 29/09 - 14.15

Lim Yi Wen 29/09 - 14.30

Radia Priya 29/09 - 14.45

Selvendran Denash 29/09 - 15.00

Virani Zain 29/09 - 15.15

Prof Martin Anthony (room B311)Surname first name Appointment

Hasnain Sabeer 2/10 - 15.00

Kamat Vishal 2/10 - 15.15

Patel Priyankumar 2/10 - 15.30

Shah Darshan 2/10 - 15.45

Tan Richard 2/10 - 16.00

Vekaria Pritesh 2/10 - 16.15

Viloria Valerie 2/10 - 16.30

Wang Han 2/10 - 16.45

Yap Po Leen 2/10 - 17.00

Zhang Zhenan 2/10 - 17.15

Dr Albina Danilova (B409)

Surname first name Appointment

Ahn Ye-Hee 30/09 - 14.00

Ananth Kobini 30/09 - 14.15

Baxi Janki 30/09 - 14.30

Cheung James 30/09 - 14.45

Faruq Ovie 30/09 - 15.00

Gan Sheryl Pik Khoon 30/09 - 15.15

Malik Mark 30/09 - 16.00

Shah Shivam 30/09 - 16.15

Dr Pavel Gapeev (room B410)

Surname first name Appointment

Jhunjhunwala Akash 30/09 - 14.00

Roy Sagnik 30/09 - 14.15

Sivanesan Andrew Prashanth 30/09 - 14.30

Prof Olivier Gossner (B309)Surname first name Appointment

Christou Constantinos 1/10 - 12.00

Hajredinaj Jutbina 1/10 - 12.15

Li Xiao 1/10 - 12.30

Mac Sin Bill 1/10 - 12.45

Patel Chandni 1/10 - 13.00

Rizvi Raza 1/10 - 13.15

Sandhu Premdeep 1/10 - 13.30

Shah Chirag 1/10 - 13.45

Wang Canyi 1/10 - 14.00

Whinnett John 1/10 - 14.15

Zhang Jingjun 1/10 - 14.30

Dr Michele Harvey (room B415)

Surname first name Appointment

Hamdaoui Samir 1/10 - 11.00

Hussein Nasra 1/10 - 11.15

Jones Lewis Rhys 1/10 - 11.30

Lau Grace Sze Yan 1/10 - 11.45

Lee Ellin Mai 1/10 - 12.00

Lu Yingting 1/10 - 12.15

Tse Yeung Raymond 1/10 - 12.30

Prof Jan van den Heuvel (room B304)

Surname first name Appointment

Bancroft William 30/09 - 12.00

Heah Rachel Ming Li 30/09 - 12.20

Karadia Bharti 30/09 - 12.40

Patel Neil 30/09 - 14.00

Vincent Susan 30/09 - 14.20

Yan Beibei 30/09 - 14.40

Dr Arne Lokka (room B408) Surname first name Appointment

Ali Alamin 30/09 - 11.00

Bhatia Arjun Ashok 30/09 - 11.15

Bhudia Shyam 30/09 - 11.30

Bux Muhammad 30/09 - 11.45

Chhaya Hitesh Jayant 30/09 - 12.00

Elsmore Alice 30/09 - 12.15

Khalid Mahum 30/09 - 13.00

Kidd Gregory 30/09 - 13.15

Ng Nicholas 30/09 - 13.30

Patel Ravi Karran 30/09 - 13.45

Reed Thomas 30/09 - 14.00

Satkunananthan Selvi 30/09 - 14.15

Dr Adam Ostaszewski (room B406) Surname first name Appointment

Barnes Ashley 29/09 - 14.00

Clark Dominic 29/09 - 14.15

Fallon Louise 29/09 - 14.30

Herman Joanna Katarzyna 29/09 - 14.45

Poole Emma 29/09 - 15.00

Raza Hassan 29/09 - 15.15

Tantasith Chantawit 29/09 - 16.00

Virk Amandeep 29/09 - 16.15

Yildiz Serin 29/09 - 16.30

Dr Robert Simon (room B404)

Surname first name Appointment

Behan Kirsty Margaret 1/10 - 12.00

Chahal Arandev Singh 1/10 - 12.15

Das-Chowdhury Indraneel 1/10 - 12.30

Gill Gurpreet Kaur 1/10 - 12.45

Satchithanantham Jamie 1/10 - 13.15

Tauseef Sundus 1/10 - 13.30

Yates Aiden 1/10 - 13.45

Prof Bernhard von Stengel (room B412)

Surname first name Appointment

Hanspal Gulzar 1/10 - 12.15

Jose Gladin 1/10 - 12.30

Lin Shuqun 1/10 - 12.45

Madgwick Katie 1/10 - 13.00

Ng Carmen 2/10- 10.15

Sandhu Joshun Singh 2/10- 10.30

Yasmin Nadia 2/10- 10.45

Dr Konrad Swanepoel (B307)

Surname first name Appointment

Ahmed Mohammed 30/09 - 11.00

Chen Qiujun 30/09 -11.15

Patel Chirag 30/09 - 11.30

Shah Kunal 30/09 - 11.45

Wan Yuanjun 30/09 - 12.00

Zheng Helen Xiaoye 30/09 - 12.15

Dr James Ward (B415)

Surname first name Appointment

Duraisamy Jivyananthini 30/09 - 14.30

Gupta Nikita 30/09 - 14.45

Lemmerman Christopher 30/09 - 15.00

Lo Sio Nam 30/09 - 15.15

Patel Ravi 30/09 - 15.30

Prof Mihail Zervos (room B402)

Surname first name Appointment

Andrew Bethany Jordan 1/10 - 13.00

Bowker Lewis 1/10 - 13.15

Fung Ai Wei 1/10 - 13.30

Lau Chanel 1/10 - 13.45

Malkan Hemisha 1/10 - 14.00

Academic Staff in the Department• Prof Steve Alpern• Prof Martin Anthony• Dr Tugkan Batu• Prof Norman Biggs• Prof Nicholas Bingham• Prof Graham Brightwell• Dr Albina Danilova• Dr Pavel Gapeev• Prof Olivier Gossner• Dr Michele Harvey• Prof Jan van den Heuvel

• Dr Arne Lokka• Dr Malwina Luczak• Dr Adam Ostaszewski• Dr Amol Sasane• Dr Robert Simon• Dr Jozef Skokan• Prof Bernhard von Stengel• Dr Konrad Swanepoel• Dr James Ward• Prof Mihail Zervos

Tasks: teaching, tutoring, research & running the Department

Administrative Staff in the Department

• Jackie Everid - Undergraduate Course Co-ordinator

• Rebecca Batey - MSc Administrator• Simon Jolly - Research Administrator• David Scott - Departmental ManagerTasks: providing all kinds of administrative support

Contact the office in B401:• If you need general information or help• If there are changes in your circumstances which we

should know about

Your Academic Adviser

All students at the LSE are assigned a Academic Adviser who

• Can be contacted by you for advice• Will invite you regularly to meetings• Gives academic guidance, for instance on:

- Course choices- Study progress- Study methods

• Gives advice on more general issues and personal problems

• Writes reference letters

The Departmental Tutor (= me)

• Organises special events for academic and personal support

• Monitors student progress

• Advises on more special academic issues such as– Non-standard course options

If you want to see the Departmental Tutor

• Make an appointment via the office in B401

• Talk to your Academic Adviser first

Student Mentors

Unless you didn’t want to, you have been assigned a student mentor who

• Is a 2nd or 3rd year student at the LSE• Volunteered to be a mentor• Can give informal advice, information and support on eg

– Studying at the LSE– Living in London

However• For academic guidance and serious problems you should contact your Academic Adviser!!

Other places for advice and support

Too many to name them all – look at

• Departmental booklet

• Undergraduate section of the Calendar www.lse.ac.uk/resources/calendar/

• On the web: www.lse.ac.uk/ or www2.lse.ac.uk/maths/ • E-mails to your LSE address

So read your LSE e-mail regularly !!!

The BSc Mathematics & Economics

In the first year you are required to do the following courses

• Economics B

• Mathematical Methods

• Elementary Statistical Theory

• Introduction to Abstract Mathematics

Standard course at LSE• Two hours of lectures each week

– Large groups (up to 900 students)

– Presentation of theory

– Start in week 1 (next week)

• One hour of classes each week– Small groups (up to 15 students)

– Discussion of specific material / room for interaction

– Compulsory: attendance records kept

– Start in week 3

• One exam in May/June (no re-sits!)

• And …

And more still …• Most courses set regular homework, often weekly

– Will be marked, for your benefit

• Time outside of class is needed– to prepare for lectures and classes– to do your homework– to study recommended material/prepare for the exam

• Details differ from course to course– will usually be announced in first lecture or class

• so be sure to attend those

More on your studies• Lecturers and class teachers have office hours

– to help you with the course

– times of these on their doors or on the web

• Staff-Student Liaison Committee– to discuss issues on teaching, tutoring, the degree,

etc

– meets at least once a term

– has student rep’s from each year, but open to all

• Maths and Stats Society

Things to do: next few days• Have fun and make new friends!• Get a feel for what’s where at LSE

– Teaching rooms for your courses– Public computer rooms– Places to eat, drink, rest

• Figure out how to use your e-mail account & LSEforYou (register your courses)

• Browse through the mounds of paper collected this week

• Attend the library induction on Fri 2nd Oct at 10.00 in E171

Things to do: next few hours

• Do the Maths Quiz.• Have lunch in the Underground Bar, below the

Three Tuns Bar on Houghton St.• Meet your fellow students, your Adviser, and

other members of staff.• Put on a name badge so that your Adviser and

mentor can easily identify you.

• Find and write down the time of your appointment to see your Adviser THIS WEEK

Getting your priorities right:

• ♫ Many enjoyable distractions ♫• Personal development, life at university and

all that …♫• Learning must always come first. • Poor grades come from inadequate

application • Redeemable grades ?…

Don’t risk your future career

• Redeemable grades… maybe?

• … at great cost …

• Look ahead: hunt for Summer internships

• → No time for additional revision

• Knock-on effect: reference letters reflect not potential achievements, but actual first year exams outcomes. Knock-out ? ¿ ♫

Bye for now -- See you soon…

• Today at the Reception… maybe… surely?

• …

• And next week Wednesday:

• Orientation-seminar: 7th October 12.00-13.00 in room D202

• maybe… surely? You should ! ♫