Modeling Shell Morphology (UMAP)
Modeling the beautiful and varied shapes of seashells sculpted by nature is an esthetically appealing application of ...
Show Me Mathematics
Terms frequently used to describe the many mathematical disciplines of today include impressive labels: theoretical, ...
UMAP Journal 31.1 Spring 2010 Edition
Editorial Thanks to You All Articles Practical Play of the Dice Game Pig Using Calculus to AnalyzeWood in Streams ...
Practical Play of the Dice Game Pig
Introduction to Pig The object of the jeopardy dice game Pig is to be the first player to reach 100 points. Each tur...
Using Calculus to Analyze Wood in Streams
Introduction Wood performs many important ecosystem functions in streams, such as encouraging scour of pools and bac...
Should We Cancel?
Introduction For many years my family and I have enjoyed outdoor classic theatre at American Players Theatre (APT) i...
Indy Racing Track Facts and Tire Performance (ILAP)
Contents 1. Setting the Scene 2. Background 3. Mission 3.1 Track Facts 3.2 Tire Performance 4. Requirements Reference...
Turning All Lights Out (UMAP)
We solve the Lights Out puzzle twice, once by means of matrix algebra and again using graph theory, and consider vari...
Always Buy Two (or More)?
Introduction When I go to the store to buy something, I usually buy two of whatever it is, whether it is a jar of ma...
Searching for Text in Vector Space
Introduction Submitting a query to a search engine is a common method of information retrieval. Companies compete to...
The Puzzle No. Crunch (TopSpin)and Word Length in the Symmetric Group
Introduction The puzzle No. Crunch was made by Binary Arts, which company changed its name to ThinkFun and produced ...
UMAP / ILAP Modules 2008: Tools for Teaching
Table of Contents: UMAP Modules 799 Wireless Signal Processing ILAP Modules Who Falls through the Healthcare Safet...
Wireless Signal Processing (UMAP)
This Module introduces mathematical analysis of problems in wireless signal processing, including signal recovery, po...
UMAP Journal 30.1 Spring 2009 Edition
Guest Editorial Is There a Problem with Mathematical Modeling Courses? History and Present Status Articles How to Re...
Option Pricing Using Arbitrage and Stochastic Calculus
1. INTRODUCTION 2. ARBITRAGE VALUATION OF OPTIONS 2.1 Present Value 2.2 Arbitrage Pricing of a Call Option 2.2.1 Hed...
How to Re-Member ?
Like many mathematicians, I belong to a number of professional societies and subscribe to lots of their journals and ...
Consortium 96, Spring/Summer 2009
Table of Contents: From the Publisher's Desk: Congratulations, Sol! Geometer's Corner: Special Properties of Coni...
Special Properties of Conics
This issue's Geometer's Corner is written by two students, Cynthia Liu and Soonkyu Park, who are taking a tutorial wi...
Examining the Modeling Process
For the past n years, where n > 60, operations researchers and applied mathematicians have encountered problems si...
Six Careers Where Mathematicians Make a Difference
Imagine 6000
mathematicians traveling
from every corner of the
country to meet at a single
destination. For f...
One Last Time Decimals Into Fractions
In the previous installment of our study of approximating decimals by fractions, we took a look on the real line at t...
The Elements Extended
Mathematics in western culture assumed a variety of forms in the time period just beyond Euclid. Certain metric notio...
Movin On Up Modeling How Hermit Crabs Find New Homes
As hermit crabs grow, they regularly need to find larger shells to call home. When one crab finds that its current sh...
House Calls
This Pull-Out focuses on building models to predict housing starts (the number of new residential construction projec...
UMAP Journal 30.2 Summer 2009 Edition
Table of Contents: Guest Editorial Discrete Math First! Special Section on the ICM Results of the 2009 Interdiscipl...
Ptolemy to Fourier: Epicycles
This remark highlights the remarkable resemblance of Fourier series to Ptolemy representation of the motion of a plan...
UMAP Journal 30.3 Fall 2009 Edition - The 2009 MCM Contest Edition
Publisher's Editorial The Faffufnik-Chaim Yankel Effect Special Section on the MCM Results of the 2009 Mathematical ...
Consortium 97, Fall/Winter 2009
Table of Contents: From the Publisher's Desk: Please Open Wide Math at Work: College Students Investigate Careers...
UMAP Journal 29.1 Spring 2008 Edition
Table of Contents Guest Editorial Calculus Isn't Crap Articles Maximizing Interactions in Class and at Social Mixer...
Maximizing Interactions in Class and at Social Mixers
Introduction Have you ever noticed that at parties, wedding receptions, and class reunions, people tend to hang out ...
Peak-Frequency Responses and Tuned Mass Dampers-Exciting Applications of Systems of Differential Equations
Abstract We present two applications of systems of ordinary differential equations concerning excitation of a struct...
Reed-Solomon Codes: A Tutorial and a Java Toolbox
Introduction to Coding Theory A code is a set of messages, called codewords, that can be transmitted between two par...
An Application of Burnside's Theorem to Music Theory
Introduction Isihara and Knapp [1993] introduce fundamental ideas in an area of music theory that musicians refer to...
How to Call a Crank a Crank (and Win If You Get Sued)
Introduction Mathematical cranks-those people who incorrectly think that they have trisected the angle, squared the ...
Universal Language: Role for Mathematics
Introduction While relatively few people (just a million or two) in our world of more than six billion people actual...
UMAP Journal 29.2 Summer 2008 Edition
Table of Contents: Publisher's Editorial A New Memory Special Section on the ICM Results of the 2008 Interdisciplin...