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Lagrange’S Study Of Wilson’S Theorem, Carl Lienert Jul 2023

Lagrange’S Study Of Wilson’S Theorem, Carl Lienert

Number Theory

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Lagrange’S Proof Of The Converse Of Wilson’S Theorem, Carl Lienert Jul 2023

Lagrange’S Proof Of The Converse Of Wilson’S Theorem, Carl Lienert

Number Theory

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Lagrange’S Proof Of Wilson’S Theorem—And More!, Carl Lienert Jul 2023

Lagrange’S Proof Of Wilson’S Theorem—And More!, Carl Lienert

Number Theory

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Lagrange’S Alternate Proof Of Wilson’S Theorem, Carl Lienert Jul 2023

Lagrange’S Alternate Proof Of Wilson’S Theorem, Carl Lienert

Number Theory

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A Discrete Morse Approach For Computing Homotopy Types: An Exploration Of The Morse, Generalized Morse, Matching, And Independence Complexes, Connor Donovan Apr 2023

A Discrete Morse Approach For Computing Homotopy Types: An Exploration Of The Morse, Generalized Morse, Matching, And Independence Complexes, Connor Donovan

Mathematics Honors Papers

In this thesis, we study possible homotopy types of four families of simplicial complexes–the Morse complex, the generalized Morse complex, the matching complex, and the independence complex–using discrete Morse theory. Given a simplicial complex, K, we can construct its Morse complex from all possible discrete gradient vector fields on K. A similar construction will allow us to build the generalized Morse complex while considering edges and vertices will allow us to construct the matching complex and independence complex. In Chapter 3, we use the Cluster Lemma and the notion of star clusters to apply matchings to families of Morse, generalized …


Understanding Compactness Through Primary Sources: Early Work Uniform Continuity To The Heine-Borel Theorem, Naveen Somasunderam Jul 2022

Understanding Compactness Through Primary Sources: Early Work Uniform Continuity To The Heine-Borel Theorem, Naveen Somasunderam

Analysis

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Towards The Homotopy Type Of The Morse Complex, Connor Donovan Jul 2021

Towards The Homotopy Type Of The Morse Complex, Connor Donovan

Mathematics Summer Fellows

Mathematicians have long been interested in studying the properties of simplicial complexes. In 1998, Robin Forman developed gradient vector fields as a tool to study these complexes. Having gradient vector fields to study these simplicial complexes, in 2005, Chari and Joswig discovered the Morse complex, a complex consisting of all gradient vector fields on a fixed complex. Although the Morse complex has been studied since 2005, there is little information regarding its homotopy type for different simplicial complexes. Pursuing our curiosity of the topic, we extend a result by Ayala et. al., stating that the pure Morse complex of a …


The French Connection: Borda, Condorcet And The Mathematics Of Voting Theory, Janet Heine Barnett Jul 2021

The French Connection: Borda, Condorcet And The Mathematics Of Voting Theory, Janet Heine Barnett

General Education and Liberal Studies

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Stitching Dedekind Cuts To Construct The Real Numbers, Michael P. Saclolo Apr 2021

Stitching Dedekind Cuts To Construct The Real Numbers, Michael P. Saclolo

Analysis

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Cross-Cultural Comparisons: The Art Of Computing The Greatest Common Divisor, Mary K. Flagg Jul 2020

Cross-Cultural Comparisons: The Art Of Computing The Greatest Common Divisor, Mary K. Flagg

Number Theory

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Investigations Into Bolzano's Bounded Set Theorem, Dave Ruch Apr 2020

Investigations Into Bolzano's Bounded Set Theorem, Dave Ruch

Analysis

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Investigations Into D'Alembert's Definition Of Limit (Real Analysis Version), Dave Ruch Apr 2020

Investigations Into D'Alembert's Definition Of Limit (Real Analysis Version), Dave Ruch

Analysis

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The Mobius Function And Mobius Inversion, Carl Lienert Jan 2020

The Mobius Function And Mobius Inversion, Carl Lienert

Number Theory

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Merge Trees In Discrete Morse Theory, Benjamin Johnson Jul 2019

Merge Trees In Discrete Morse Theory, Benjamin Johnson

Mathematics Summer Fellows

The field of topological data analysis seeks to use techniques in topology to study large data sets. The hope is that rather than single quantities that summarize the data, such as mean or standard deviation, information about the data can be learned by studying the overall ``shape” of the data. One way to summarize this data is through a merge tree. Merge trees can be thought of as keeping track of certain clusters of data and determining when they merge together. In this paper, we will study merge trees induced by a discrete Morse function on a tree. Under a …


Euler’S Calculation Of The Sum Of The Reciprocals Of Squares, Kenneth M. Monks Jul 2019

Euler’S Calculation Of The Sum Of The Reciprocals Of Squares, Kenneth M. Monks

Calculus

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Connectedness- Its Evolution And Applications, Nicholas A. Scoville Apr 2019

Connectedness- Its Evolution And Applications, Nicholas A. Scoville

Topology

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Greatest Common Divisor: Algorithm And Proof, Mary K. Flagg Apr 2019

Greatest Common Divisor: Algorithm And Proof, Mary K. Flagg

Number Theory

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How To Calculate Pi: Buffon's Needle (Non-Calculus Version), Dominic Klyve Apr 2019

How To Calculate Pi: Buffon's Needle (Non-Calculus Version), Dominic Klyve

Pre-calculus and Trigonometry

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The Origin Of The Prime Number Theorem, Dominic Klyve Oct 2018

The Origin Of The Prime Number Theorem, Dominic Klyve

Number Theory

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Dual Perspectives On Desargues' Theorem, Carl Lienert Oct 2018

Dual Perspectives On Desargues' Theorem, Carl Lienert

Geometry

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Otto Holder's Formal Christening Of The Quotient Group Concept, Janet Heine Barnett Oct 2018

Otto Holder's Formal Christening Of The Quotient Group Concept, Janet Heine Barnett

Abstract Algebra

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Persistence Equivalence Of Discrete Morse Functions On Trees, Yuqing Liu Jul 2018

Persistence Equivalence Of Discrete Morse Functions On Trees, Yuqing Liu

Mathematics Summer Fellows

We introduce a new notion of equivalence of discrete Morse functions on graphs called persistence equivalence. Two functions are considered persistence equivalent if and only if they induce the same persistence diagram. We compare this notion of equivalence to other notions of equivalent discrete Morse functions. We then compute an upper bound for the number of persistence equivalent discrete Morse functions on a fixed graph and show that this upper bound is sharp in the case where our graph is a tree. We conclude with an example illustrating our construction.


Nearness Without Distance, Nicholas A. Scoville Jul 2018

Nearness Without Distance, Nicholas A. Scoville

Topology

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Determining The Determinant, Danny Otero Jul 2018

Determining The Determinant, Danny Otero

Linear Algebra

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From Sets To Metric Spaces To Topological Spaces, Nicholas A. Scoville Jul 2018

From Sets To Metric Spaces To Topological Spaces, Nicholas A. Scoville

Topology

No abstract provided.


The Roots Of Early Group Theory In The Works Of Lagrange, Janet Heine Barnett Oct 2017

The Roots Of Early Group Theory In The Works Of Lagrange, Janet Heine Barnett

Abstract Algebra

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The Pell Equation In India, Toke Knudsen, Keith Jones Oct 2017

The Pell Equation In India, Toke Knudsen, Keith Jones

Number Theory

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Generating Pythagorean Triples: A Gnomonic Exploration, Janet Heine Barnett Oct 2017

Generating Pythagorean Triples: A Gnomonic Exploration, Janet Heine Barnett

Number Theory

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Gaussian Guesswork: Infinite Sequences And The Arithmetic-Geometric Mean, Janet Heine Barnett Oct 2017

Gaussian Guesswork: Infinite Sequences And The Arithmetic-Geometric Mean, Janet Heine Barnett

Calculus

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Rigorous Debates Over Debatable Rigor: Monster Functions In Introductory Analysis, Janet Heine Barnett Jul 2017

Rigorous Debates Over Debatable Rigor: Monster Functions In Introductory Analysis, Janet Heine Barnett

Analysis

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