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Definition Of A Method For The Formulation Of Problems To Be Solved With High Performance Computing, Ramya Peruri
Definition Of A Method For The Formulation Of Problems To Be Solved With High Performance Computing, Ramya Peruri
Master of Science in Computer Science Theses
Computational power made available by current technology has been continuously increasing, however today’s problems are larger and more complex and demand even more computational power. Interest in computational problems has also been increasing and is an important research area in computer science. These complex problems are solved with computational models that use an underlying mathematical model and are solved using computer resources, simulation, and are run with High Performance Computing. For such computations, parallel computing has been employed to achieve high performance. This thesis identifies families of problems that can best be solved using modelling and implementation techniques of parallel …
Students' Perceived Utility Of Precision Taught Calculus, Rebecca-Anne Dibbs, David Glassmeyer, Wafa Yacoub
Students' Perceived Utility Of Precision Taught Calculus, Rebecca-Anne Dibbs, David Glassmeyer, Wafa Yacoub
Faculty and Research Publications
The last decade of calculus research has showed students learn best when lecture is supplemented with thoughtful use of technology and group work; however, educators are given little direction of how they are to balance the already full first semester calculus class. Precision teaching is an instructional model that employs formative assessment to provide information on what topics are understood by students as well as indicate troublesome concepts. With this information, the instructor can adjust class time accordingly by incorporating supplemental activities most beneficial to students. The purpose of this interview study was to explore the perceived utility of precision …
A Data Generating Review That Bops, Twists And Pulls At Misconceptions, Kimberly Gardner
A Data Generating Review That Bops, Twists And Pulls At Misconceptions, Kimberly Gardner
Faculty and Research Publications
Statistics is an integral part of the K-12 mathematics curriculum (age 5-18). Naturally, students construct misconceptions of what they learn. This article discusses The Bop It© Challenge, a review activity assesses student understanding and reveals their misundertandings of statistical concepts.
A Closer Look At The Crease Length Problem, Sean F. Ellermeyer
A Closer Look At The Crease Length Problem, Sean F. Ellermeyer
Faculty and Research Publications
An optimization problem that appears as an exercise in most modern calculus textbooks is the crease length problem. Here, Ellermeyer provides a solution of the general crease length problem in which all possible foldings of a corner to the opposite edge are taken into account. One of his findings will be that the minimum crease length is never produced by a Case 2 fold and hence that the general crease length problem always yields a different minimum than the constrained problem that is treated in the textbooks. He discovers a criterion that determines which foldings must be performed in order …
Problem Solving And Proving Via Generalisation, Michael De Villiers, Mary Garner
Problem Solving And Proving Via Generalisation, Michael De Villiers, Mary Garner
Faculty and Research Publications
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