by urban | May 6, 2013 | Spring 2013
This semester I wrote my thesis on the determinants of municipal bond ratings. I created my own econometric model which may be used to forecast changes in future bond ratings. My math talk will discuss the regression techniques which I used in this model and analysis....
by morland | May 6, 2013 | Spring 2013
One of the most important applications of finite fields has been the creation of Algebraic Coding Theory: A response to communication errors. Algebraic codes are utilized in compact disks, DVD players, fax machines, digital televisions, bar code scanners, and are...
by callaghan | Apr 29, 2013 | Spring 2013
My talk will be opening your eyes to the world of Fractals. Fractals are basically an intriguing way to look at the world and many different forms throughout the natural world. They have two main properties; self-similarity and fractional dimension. Both of which will...
by luisi | Apr 23, 2013 | Spring 2013
I decided to go in a different direction from my first talk. I found an interesting article on Dr. Bisson’s favorite mathematician, Euler. Euler was one of the first contributors to Graph Theory, starting with his paper about the Konigsberg bridges problem. I...
by derose | Apr 22, 2013 | Spring 2013
For my second talk, I will be using my first talk dealing with polyhedras and present on Platonic Solids. A platonic solid is a regular convex polyhedron. The faces are congruent, regular polygons, and have the same number of faces meeting at each vertex. There are...
by Emilie Clark | Apr 20, 2013 | Spring 2013
Continuation of the Tangram Lemma 1: If sixteen equal isosceles right triangles are combined into a convex polygon, then a rational side of one triangle does not lie along an irrational side of another. Lemma 2: If sixteen equal isosceles right triangles are combined...
