%A S. J. Chapman %J New Scientist, June, 38-41 (1996) %T Have we got problems for you %X A change is as good as a rest for an Oxford mathematician who hardly ever gets to see the practical results of his hard labour. So Jon Chapman leapt at the chance to join a team of other academic escapees for a delicious week of grappling with the kind of problem that drives industry mad. He kept a diary of what happened as the group hung out in pubs, restaurants and lecture halls in search of solutions %N 22 %P 38-41 %V 2035 %D 1996 %L miis4