Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 7: Dr Rakesh Kumar, Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra delivered an invited talk entitled, “Role of Differential Equations in Mathematical Modelling” in a national seminar on Recent Advances in Differential Equations & their Applications at Meenakshi College for Women, Chennai.
Dr Rakesh Kumar discussed the meaning, need and applications of Mathematical Modelling. He then discussed the role of differential equations in modelling various real life phenomena like absorption of medicines in blood, population growth, heat conduction through walls, radioactive decay and queuing systems etc. He also acted as a judge in a research paper competition where Ph.D. scholars participated.