Student Feedback: "I Just Want to Have Fun" Now is one of the most challenging points in the academic year.聽 How do we combat the post-spring-break lull, student and instructor burnout, and the 鈥渋s the semester over yet!?!?鈥� mentality?聽 While …
Parking Completions and Volumes of Polytopes Kimberly Hadaway Graduate Student Iowa State University Parking functions correspond with preferences of n cars which enter sequentially to park on a one-way street where (1) each car parks in the first available spot …
A Mini History of Geometry with an Emphasis on Transformational Geometry and an Analysis of Illustrative Mathematics Geometry Curriculum Mrs. Jennifer Hartzheim University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee A brief look at the history of geometry, with special attention to transformational geometry. Followed …
Partitioning the Natural Numbers with Fibonacci-like Sequences Levi Montee Graduate Student University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Famously seen in the displacement of seeds in a sunflower, the branching of tree limbs or enumerating results in a variety of combinatorics problems, the Fibonacci …
The RSA Algorithm: Demonstration and Proofs Noah Mitchell, Levi Montee, and Harrison Piehowski Graduate Students University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee In this talk, we will explore the RSA algorithm, one of the most widely used cryptographic systems. Starting with a brief history …
Generalized Linear Model Approach to the Prediction of the Outcome of Mixed Martial Arts Fights Jackson Thurmond Graduate Student University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Mixed martial arts is a complex combat sport that encompasses striking, grappling and submissions. In a sport where …
Stirling Permutations to Increasing Plane Trees and Back Ariel Minakawa and Gavin Sayrs Undergraduate Students University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee A Stirling permutation is a permutation on the multiset {1,1, 2, 2, 3, 3, ... ,n, n} such that any numbers appearing …
Fractal Geometry and Non-Integer Dimensions Matt McClinton PhD Graduate Student University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Popularized in the 1980s, fractals have become something of a household name. These fractal sets often demonstrate peculiar topological properties. One such property is the notion of …
Finite Elements for Mathematicians Liam Jemison PhD Graduate Student University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee We will discuss the finite element method, a powerful approach for numerically solving differential equations. We will introduce the weak formulation of a differential equation from the functional …
Finite State Machines and Bounded Permutations Eric Redmon Graduate Student Marquette University We define a k-bounded permutation 蟺 of length n to be a permutation such that for each pair of adjacent entries $\pi$ and $\pi(i + 1)$ for $i …