Additionally, approximately four 285G seminars are taught each year in the general area of analysis. The number and the topics depend on the regular and visiting analysis faculty who are in residence. The purpose of these seminars is to study one or more specialized topics in depth, bringing students close to the frontiers of research. Students may enroll repeatedly in 285G courses, since they are different every time they are offered. Seminars Both the Analysis Seminar and the Functional Analysis Seminar are active groups which meet weekly to study current research.
Participants speak on their own work or on the work of others.
Students, faculty, and outside speakers lecture. At the weekly Learning Seminar in Analysis, students give series of lectures focusing on a topic of current interest. Informal Differential Equations seminars are also often organized to study specific areas of current research. The Southern California Functional Analysis Seminar meets two Saturday afternoons each quarter at California State University, Los Angeles. Functional analysts from UCLA join others from Caltech, UC Santa Barbara, UC Irvine, and other local institutions for two one-hour talks on subjects of current interests, followed by dinner at a local restaurant.