Proposals
Below are some proposals for talks from the past (and current). By clicking on the ID number, more details are shown. By default, these are sorted chronologically (recent first) and by then by last name. The data can be sorted by alternate means by using the links at the top right, each allowing ascending or descending orders.
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335
Year: 2012
Name: Rick Spellerberg
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: Sabbatical Leave, the Perfect Time to Mentor Undergraduates in Research.
Abstract: During my previous and now current sabbatical I have involved undergraduates in my research activities. I included my intentions in my sabbatical applications and this fact I firmly believe strengthened my proposals. This talk will focus on the strategies I have employed in involving students in my work and the subsequent outcomes.
Year: 2012
Name: Rick Spellerberg
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: Sabbatical Leave, the Perfect Time to Mentor Undergraduates in Research.
Abstract: During my previous and now current sabbatical I have involved undergraduates in my research activities. I included my intentions in my sabbatical applications and this fact I firmly believe strengthened my proposals. This talk will focus on the strategies I have employed in involving students in my work and the subsequent outcomes.
ID:
336
Year: 2012
Name: Kelly Woodard
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): Combinatorics
Title of Talk: Beggar Your Neighbor, The Search for an Infinite Game
Abstract: In this talk we will present the work completed in the summer of 2012 during the Dr. Albert H. and Greta A. Bryan Summer Research Program at Simpson College. We furthered the analysis of the card game Beggar-My-Neighbor specifically with the intent of discovering a deal that leads to an infinite game in a 52-card deck. We used combinatorics and programs written in Mathematica to examine and refine the large number of possible deals based on structures that lead to cyclic behavior.
Year: 2012
Name: Kelly Woodard
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): Combinatorics
Title of Talk: Beggar Your Neighbor, The Search for an Infinite Game
Abstract: In this talk we will present the work completed in the summer of 2012 during the Dr. Albert H. and Greta A. Bryan Summer Research Program at Simpson College. We furthered the analysis of the card game Beggar-My-Neighbor specifically with the intent of discovering a deal that leads to an infinite game in a 52-card deck. We used combinatorics and programs written in Mathematica to examine and refine the large number of possible deals based on structures that lead to cyclic behavior.
ID:
342
Year: 2012
Name: Bill Schellhorn
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): math modeling, undergraduate research
Title of Talk: The Feasibility of Electric Vehicles: Driving Interest in Mathematical Modeling
Abstract: The study of electric vehicles can be used to promote interest in mathematical modeling in a variety of courses and student projects. In this presentation, I will discuss how the feasibility of electric vehicles can be investigated using fundamental topics in algebra, calculus, and statistics. I will also give examples of how technology can be incorporated into the investigation.
Year: 2012
Name: Bill Schellhorn
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): math modeling, undergraduate research
Title of Talk: The Feasibility of Electric Vehicles: Driving Interest in Mathematical Modeling
Abstract: The study of electric vehicles can be used to promote interest in mathematical modeling in a variety of courses and student projects. In this presentation, I will discuss how the feasibility of electric vehicles can be investigated using fundamental topics in algebra, calculus, and statistics. I will also give examples of how technology can be incorporated into the investigation.
ID:
344
Year: 2012
Name: Courtney Sherwood
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: A Model of Invertebrate Richness on Restored Prairies
Abstract: We will present a differential equations model of prairie restoration. Here, species richness is considered as an indicator of prairie restoration, with the variables for the equation being invertebrate and plant species richness and time. We will incorporate field work from a prairie in Nebraska as an example of our model. Our main goal is determining if planting fewer seeds will yield similar invertebrate richness as planting more seeds, that is, a more cost effective approach.
Year: 2012
Name: Courtney Sherwood
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: A Model of Invertebrate Richness on Restored Prairies
Abstract: We will present a differential equations model of prairie restoration. Here, species richness is considered as an indicator of prairie restoration, with the variables for the equation being invertebrate and plant species richness and time. We will incorporate field work from a prairie in Nebraska as an example of our model. Our main goal is determining if planting fewer seeds will yield similar invertebrate richness as planting more seeds, that is, a more cost effective approach.
ID:
350
Year: 2012
Name: Heidi Berger
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): Undergraduate Research
Title of Talk: Undergraduate Research During the Academic Year
Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss my experience with the Center for Undergraduate Research, both as a participant and as a co-director. I will discuss the work conducted by Simpson students in the academic year and summer setting and discuss resources to support undergraduate research during the academic year.
Year: 2012
Name: Heidi Berger
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): Undergraduate Research
Title of Talk: Undergraduate Research During the Academic Year
Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss my experience with the Center for Undergraduate Research, both as a participant and as a co-director. I will discuss the work conducted by Simpson students in the academic year and summer setting and discuss resources to support undergraduate research during the academic year.
ID:
359
Year: 2013
Name: Debra Czarneski
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): undergraduate research, graph theory
Title of Talk: Critical Locations in Infrastructure
Abstract: Critical locations in infrastructure are roads that if damaged would cause a large disruption in the ability of vehicles to navigate a city. This talk will introduce a model that determines the critical locations of Indianola, Iowa. This research was completed by three undergraduate students as part of the Bryan Summer Research Program at Simpson College. This talk will also discuss several extensions of the research that students at your institution could explore.
Year: 2013
Name: Debra Czarneski
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): undergraduate research, graph theory
Title of Talk: Critical Locations in Infrastructure
Abstract: Critical locations in infrastructure are roads that if damaged would cause a large disruption in the ability of vehicles to navigate a city. This talk will introduce a model that determines the critical locations of Indianola, Iowa. This research was completed by three undergraduate students as part of the Bryan Summer Research Program at Simpson College. This talk will also discuss several extensions of the research that students at your institution could explore.
ID:
127
Year: 2005
Name: Rick Spellerberg
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: The Evolution of Cooperation
Abstract: This talk will present some of the basic concepts of Evolutionary Game Theory as we discuss models related to the evolution of cooperation. This talk should be of special interest to students or faculty interested in undergraduate research in mathematics. Included will be a preview of a few of the student presentations related to the topic that will be presented at the second annual Midwest Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium held at Simpson College April 9th.
Year: 2005
Name: Rick Spellerberg
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: The Evolution of Cooperation
Abstract: This talk will present some of the basic concepts of Evolutionary Game Theory as we discuss models related to the evolution of cooperation. This talk should be of special interest to students or faculty interested in undergraduate research in mathematics. Included will be a preview of a few of the student presentations related to the topic that will be presented at the second annual Midwest Undergraduate Mathematics Symposium held at Simpson College April 9th.
ID:
387
Year: 2014
Name: Debra Czarneski
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: Student Presentations in Calculus II
Abstract: In Calculus II, I have student groups teach the integral application sections to the rest of the class. The groups of three students prepare and deliver the lecture, assign homework, and provide feedback on the homework assigned. In this talk, I will discuss the details of the assignment and student responses to the assignment.
Year: 2014
Name: Debra Czarneski
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: Student Presentations in Calculus II
Abstract: In Calculus II, I have student groups teach the integral application sections to the rest of the class. The groups of three students prepare and deliver the lecture, assign homework, and provide feedback on the homework assigned. In this talk, I will discuss the details of the assignment and student responses to the assignment.
ID:
169
Year: 2006
Name: Rick Spellerberg
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): Biology / Mathematics
Title of Talk: Sperm Competition Games
Abstract: Sperm Competition occurs when ejaculates of multiple males compete to fertilize the eggs of one female. In this talk we will discuss the work of G.A. Parker in his paper; Sperm Competition: sneaks and extra-pair copulations. In this paper, Parker examines ejaculation strategies for cases when an opportunist male "steals" a mating with the female of a paired male.
Year: 2006
Name: Rick Spellerberg
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): Biology / Mathematics
Title of Talk: Sperm Competition Games
Abstract: Sperm Competition occurs when ejaculates of multiple males compete to fertilize the eggs of one female. In this talk we will discuss the work of G.A. Parker in his paper; Sperm Competition: sneaks and extra-pair copulations. In this paper, Parker examines ejaculation strategies for cases when an opportunist male "steals" a mating with the female of a paired male.
ID:
182
Year: 2007
Name: Jean Clipperton
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): Graph Theory
Title of Talk: Strong Signals: L(d,2,1)-Labeling on Simple Graphs
Abstract: An L(d, 2, 1)-labeling is a simplified model for the channel assignment problem. It is a natural generalization of the widely studied L(2, 1) and L(3, 2, 1)-labeling. An L(d, 2, 1)-labeling of a graph G is a function f from the vertex set V(G) to the set of positive integers such that if the distance between vertices x and y is 1, then |f (x)- f (y)| >= d; if the distance between x and y is 2, then |f (x)- f(y)| >= 2; and if the distance between x and y is 3, then |f (x)- f (y)| >= 1. The L(d, 2, 1)-labeling number k_d(G) of G is the smallest positive integer k_d such that G has an L(d, 2, 1)-labeling with k_d as the maximum label. This talk will present general results for k_d when labeling simple graphs, such as paths, bipartite graphs, and cycles.
Year: 2007
Name: Jean Clipperton
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): Graph Theory
Title of Talk: Strong Signals: L(d,2,1)-Labeling on Simple Graphs
Abstract: An L(d, 2, 1)-labeling is a simplified model for the channel assignment problem. It is a natural generalization of the widely studied L(2, 1) and L(3, 2, 1)-labeling. An L(d, 2, 1)-labeling of a graph G is a function f from the vertex set V(G) to the set of positive integers such that if the distance between vertices x and y is 1, then |f (x)- f (y)| >= d; if the distance between x and y is 2, then |f (x)- f(y)| >= 2; and if the distance between x and y is 3, then |f (x)- f (y)| >= 1. The L(d, 2, 1)-labeling number k_d(G) of G is the smallest positive integer k_d such that G has an L(d, 2, 1)-labeling with k_d as the maximum label. This talk will present general results for k_d when labeling simple graphs, such as paths, bipartite graphs, and cycles.
ID:
227
Year: 2008
Name: Debra Czarneski
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: Teaching an introduction to LaTeX course during May Term
Abstract: During May Term of 2007, I taught a course that introduced students to typesetting in LaTeX. This talk will discuss the course goals, the material covered in the course, the course requirements, and student feedback.
Year: 2008
Name: Debra Czarneski
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: Teaching an introduction to LaTeX course during May Term
Abstract: During May Term of 2007, I taught a course that introduced students to typesetting in LaTeX. This talk will discuss the course goals, the material covered in the course, the course requirements, and student feedback.
ID:
235
Year: 2008
Name: Martha Waggoner
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: Geometer's Sketchpad and Undergraduate Research
Abstract: We were able to purchase 12 student copies of Geometer's Sketchpad to be used by our pre-service teachers for their undergraduate research projects through a faculty development grant from the Simpson academic dean's office. In this talk, we will look at the variety of topics in geometry and computer aided design that our students worked on and how Geometer's Sketchpad helped the students in visualization, conjecture and proof.
Year: 2008
Name: Martha Waggoner
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: Geometer's Sketchpad and Undergraduate Research
Abstract: We were able to purchase 12 student copies of Geometer's Sketchpad to be used by our pre-service teachers for their undergraduate research projects through a faculty development grant from the Simpson academic dean's office. In this talk, we will look at the variety of topics in geometry and computer aided design that our students worked on and how Geometer's Sketchpad helped the students in visualization, conjecture and proof.
ID:
508
Year: 2018
Name: Ross Sweet
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): math education, online learning
Title of Talk: Facilitating Peer Feedback in an Online Course
Abstract: When adapting a face-to-face course to an online format, many of our usual course activities are difficult to implement. In an introductory quantitative reasoning course, writing assignments with peer feedback were an essential part of the face-to-face course. When adapting this course to an online version, keeping the spirit of these assignments was a primary goal. An online question and answer platform, Piazza, was used for asynchronous peer feedback on writing assignments for the online version. In this context, we will discuss some benefits and drawbacks of this format and tool along with future refinements.
Year: 2018
Name: Ross Sweet
Institution: Simpson College
Subject area(s): math education, online learning
Title of Talk: Facilitating Peer Feedback in an Online Course
Abstract: When adapting a face-to-face course to an online format, many of our usual course activities are difficult to implement. In an introductory quantitative reasoning course, writing assignments with peer feedback were an essential part of the face-to-face course. When adapting this course to an online version, keeping the spirit of these assignments was a primary goal. An online question and answer platform, Piazza, was used for asynchronous peer feedback on writing assignments for the online version. In this context, we will discuss some benefits and drawbacks of this format and tool along with future refinements.
ID:
30
Year: 2004
Name: Frank Farris
Institution: Santa Clara University and Editor of Mathematics Magazine
Subject area(s): Geometry
Title of Talk: The Edge of the Universe--Hyperbolic Wallpaper
Abstract: The universe couldn't have an edge, because if it did, you could go there, put your hand through and find more of the universe on the other side, right? This reasoning breaks down if you and your measuring devices shrink as you approach the edge, making it infinitely far away. We show a mathematical model of such a universe, called the Poincare Upper Halfplane, and study some of its features. The classical topic of circle inversion plays a prominent role. Physics suggests that this turns out to be a cold and lonely place, but we make beautiful wallpaper for the inhabitants.
Year: 2004
Name: Frank Farris
Institution: Santa Clara University and Editor of Mathematics Magazine
Subject area(s): Geometry
Title of Talk: The Edge of the Universe--Hyperbolic Wallpaper
Abstract: The universe couldn't have an edge, because if it did, you could go there, put your hand through and find more of the universe on the other side, right? This reasoning breaks down if you and your measuring devices shrink as you approach the edge, making it infinitely far away. We show a mathematical model of such a universe, called the Poincare Upper Halfplane, and study some of its features. The classical topic of circle inversion plays a prominent role. Physics suggests that this turns out to be a cold and lonely place, but we make beautiful wallpaper for the inhabitants.
ID:
31
Year: 2004
Name: Frank Farris
Institution: Santa Clara University and Editor of Mathematics Magazine
Subject area(s): Geometry
Title of Talk: Forbidden Symmetry: Relaxing the Crystallographic Restriction
Abstract: If you look at enough swatches of wallpaper, you will see centers of 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, and 6-fold rotation. Why not 5-fold centers? They cannot occur, according to the Crystallographic Restriction, a fundamental result about wallpaper patterns, which are defined to be invariant under two linearly independent translations. Even so, we offer convincing pictures that appear to show wallpapers with 5-fold symmetry. The talk is intended to be accessible to students who know something about level curves in the plane and linear algebra.
Year: 2004
Name: Frank Farris
Institution: Santa Clara University and Editor of Mathematics Magazine
Subject area(s): Geometry
Title of Talk: Forbidden Symmetry: Relaxing the Crystallographic Restriction
Abstract: If you look at enough swatches of wallpaper, you will see centers of 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, and 6-fold rotation. Why not 5-fold centers? They cannot occur, according to the Crystallographic Restriction, a fundamental result about wallpaper patterns, which are defined to be invariant under two linearly independent translations. Even so, we offer convincing pictures that appear to show wallpapers with 5-fold symmetry. The talk is intended to be accessible to students who know something about level curves in the plane and linear algebra.
ID:
566
Year: 2021
Name: Zonghao Zou
Institution: Santa Clara University
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: Helical trajectories of swimming cells with a flexible flagellar hook
Abstract: The flexibility of the bacterial flagellar hook is believed to have substantial consequences for microorganism locomotion. Using a simplified model of a rigid flagellum and a flexible hook, we show that the paths of axisymmetric cell bodies driven by a single flagellum in Stokes flow are generically helical. Phase-averaged resistance and mobility tensors are produced to describe the flagellar hydrodynamics, and a helical rod model which retains a coupling between translation and rotation is identified as a distinguished asymptotic limit. A supercritical Hopf bifurcation in the flagellar orientation beyond a critical ratio of flagellar motor torque to hook bending stiffness, which is set by the spontaneous curvature of the flexible hook, the shape of the cell body, and the flagellum geometry, can have a dramatic effect on the cell's trajectory through the fluid. Although the equilibrium hook angle can result in a wide variance in the trajectory's helical pitch, we find a very consistent prediction for the trajectory's helical amplitude using parameters relevant to swimming P. aeruginosa cells.
Year: 2021
Name: Zonghao Zou
Institution: Santa Clara University
Subject area(s):
Title of Talk: Helical trajectories of swimming cells with a flexible flagellar hook
Abstract: The flexibility of the bacterial flagellar hook is believed to have substantial consequences for microorganism locomotion. Using a simplified model of a rigid flagellum and a flexible hook, we show that the paths of axisymmetric cell bodies driven by a single flagellum in Stokes flow are generically helical. Phase-averaged resistance and mobility tensors are produced to describe the flagellar hydrodynamics, and a helical rod model which retains a coupling between translation and rotation is identified as a distinguished asymptotic limit. A supercritical Hopf bifurcation in the flagellar orientation beyond a critical ratio of flagellar motor torque to hook bending stiffness, which is set by the spontaneous curvature of the flexible hook, the shape of the cell body, and the flagellum geometry, can have a dramatic effect on the cell's trajectory through the fluid. Although the equilibrium hook angle can result in a wide variance in the trajectory's helical pitch, we find a very consistent prediction for the trajectory's helical amplitude using parameters relevant to swimming P. aeruginosa cells.
ID:
462
Year: 2016
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Year: 2016
Name: ypmvqq ypmvqq
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ID:
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Year: 2021
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Institution: QYkWFmEaCLlh
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Year: 2021
Name: sdjpnrulo HLmaHvVkmcvnAycMLTb
Institution: QYkWFmEaCLlh
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ID:
175
Year: 2006
Name: Jim Tattersall
Institution: Providence College
Subject area(s): History of Mathematics
Title of Talk: Episodes in The Early History of The Lucasian Chair
Abstract: In 1663, Henry Lucas, the long-time secretary to the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, made a bequest, subsequently granted by Charles II, to endow a chair in mathematics. A number of conditions were attached to the Chair. Among the more prominent Lucasian professors were Newton, Babbage, Stokes, Dirac, and Hawking. We focus attention on the early Lucasians. Many of whom were very diligent in carrying out their Lucasian responsibilities but as history has shown such was not always the case. In the process, we uncover several untold stories and some interesting mathematics
Year: 2006
Name: Jim Tattersall
Institution: Providence College
Subject area(s): History of Mathematics
Title of Talk: Episodes in The Early History of The Lucasian Chair
Abstract: In 1663, Henry Lucas, the long-time secretary to the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, made a bequest, subsequently granted by Charles II, to endow a chair in mathematics. A number of conditions were attached to the Chair. Among the more prominent Lucasian professors were Newton, Babbage, Stokes, Dirac, and Hawking. We focus attention on the early Lucasians. Many of whom were very diligent in carrying out their Lucasian responsibilities but as history has shown such was not always the case. In the process, we uncover several untold stories and some interesting mathematics
ID:
176
Year: 2006
Name: Jim Tattersall
Institution: Providence College
Subject area(s): History of Mathematics
Title of Talk: Vignettes in Number Theory
Abstract: Properties and the history of several numbers that lend themselves naturally to undergraduate research projects will be discussed. Topics include Demlo numbers, polite numbers, sad numbers, decimal Columbian numbers, Smith numbers, and Niven numbers.
Year: 2006
Name: Jim Tattersall
Institution: Providence College
Subject area(s): History of Mathematics
Title of Talk: Vignettes in Number Theory
Abstract: Properties and the history of several numbers that lend themselves naturally to undergraduate research projects will be discussed. Topics include Demlo numbers, polite numbers, sad numbers, decimal Columbian numbers, Smith numbers, and Niven numbers.