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Electrical & Computer Engineering News, Georgia Southern University

Electrical & Computer Engineering: News & Publications (2014-2023)

• NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Applications Open in Electrical Engineering Department at GSU

April 20, 2015 Armstrong Faculty Senate Minutes, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Minutes (Archived)

April 20, 2015 Armstrong Faculty Senate Minutes

Explorations Of The Collatz Conjecture (Mod M), Glenn Micah Jackson Jr

Honors College Theses

The Collatz Conjecture is a deceptively difficult problem recently developed in mathematics. In full, the conjecture states: Begin with any positive integer and generate a sequence as follows: If a number is even, divide it by two. Else, multiply by three and add one. Repetition of this process will eventually reach the value 1. Proof or disproof of this seemingly simple conjecture have remained elusive. However, it is known that if the generated Collatz Sequence reaches a cycle other than 4, 2, 1, the conjecture is disproven. This fact has motivated our search for occurrences of 4, 2, 1, and …

Faculty Senate Bill Fsb-2015-04-20-01: University Curriculum Committee, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Bills, Motions & Resolutions (Archived)

Faculty Senate Bill FSB-2015-04-20-01: University Curriculum Committee

The Benefit Of Field Trips, Michaela D. Kennedy

Honors College Theses

Episodic memory is commonly described as a person’s unique recall of a specific event (Joordens, 2012, p. 105). Episodic memories can be triggered from senses such as sights and smells. People have been known to have detailed episodic memories, allowing them to remember extremely specific details from witnessed or experienced episodes in their lives. If episodic memory can be so strong in helping people remember given information, it is thought that they may be able to help people retain specific information when learning about new subjects. If this is the case, it is reasonable to wonder whether or not helping …

Novel Photodynamic Therapy Agents: Biochemical Analysis, Eboni D. Pullen

Honors College Theses

Bioinorganic photochemistry is a rapidly advancing research area in the field of bioinorganic chemistry. This project seeks to build upon the growing field by synthesizing and analyzing new photodynamic therapy (PDT) agents. There are three major generations of PDT agents. The first generation consists of chemically modified natural hematoporphyrins, which are not of great interest in the phototherapeutic field due to their low distinguishability between tumor cells and healthy cells, and extended skin photosensitivity in patients. The second generation consists of organic dyes, aromatic hydrocarbons, polypyrolics complexes, and semi-conductors, but is also not of much interest due to the same …

Gallai-Ramsey And Vertex Proper Connection Numbers, Emily C. Chizmar

Honors College Theses

Given a complete graph G, we consider two separate scenarios. First, we consider the minimum number N such that every coloring of G using exactly k colors contains either a rainbow triangle or a monochromatic star on t vertices. This number is known for small cases and generalized for larger cases for a fixed k. Second, we introduce the vertex proper connection number of a graph and provide a relationship to the chromatic number of minimally connected subgraphs. Also a notion of total proper connection is introduced and a question is asked about a possible relationship between the total proper …

Using The Stroop Effect To Examine The Effect Of Words To Which Humans Are Sensitive On Cognitive Conflict, Stacia Fritz

Honors College Theses

The purpose of experiment one was to test the effects of drink consumed (glucose, artificial sweetener, or water) and stimuli (food or non-food) on cognitive conflict. Glucose has been known to better cognitive functioning, and preoccupation with food worsens cognitive functioning on a food-related task. We hypothesized that participants who received glucose and non-food stimuli will perform best on the cognitive tests, and participants who received aspartame and food-stimuli will perform worst on the cognitive tests. Participants were each given an 8 oz. drink to consume, shown six minutes of stimuli, performed an “X-word” Stroop test, shown six more minutes …

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My News (2014-2020)

• Georgia Southern Cheerleaders Win Back­to­Back National Titles
• Middle East Expert Explores the Role of Turkey in the Rise of ISIS
• Georgia Southern to Host Performance of "The Great Gatsby" on Tuesday, April 21
• Georgia Southern ROTC Program Hosts Freedom Run
• Final Farmers Market of the Season This Week
• Planetarium Hosts Free Public Evening April 24
• Community Invited to Public Day at Camp Lawton
• Georgia Southern Celebrates Three Decades of African­American Theatre

April 20, 2015 Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Faculty Senate: Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda (Archived)

April 20, 2015 Armstrong Faculty Senate Agenda

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Division of Continuing Education Welcomes New Team Member
• Georgia Southern Cheerleaders Win Back-toBack National Titles
• Center for Sustainability to Host Sustainability Showcase, Green Eagle Award Ceremony

Environmental Health News, Georgia Southern University

Biostatistics, Epidemiology & Environmental Health Sciences: News & Publications (2011-2018)

• Persistence of Enteric Markers in Sewage Polluted Water

2015 Armstrong Student Scholars Symposium Program, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Student Scholars Symposium (Archive)

2015 Armstrong Student Scholars Symposium Program

2015 Armstrong Student Scholars Symposium Poster Presentations Abstracts, Armstrong State University

Armstrong Student Scholars Symposium (Archive)

2015 Armstrong Student Scholars Symposium Poster Presentations Abstracts

Cosm News, Georgia Southern University

College of Science & Mathematics: News & Publications (2012-2022)

• Announcement of 2015-2016 COSM COUR Awards

Cosm News, Georgia Southern University

College of Science & Mathematics: News & Publications (2012-2022)

• 79th Georgia Entomological Society Meeting

Cosm News, Georgia Southern University

College of Science & Mathematics: News & Publications (2012-2022)

• COSM Alumnus of the Year

Newsroom, Georgia Southern University

Newsroom (2006-2023)

• Georgia Southern University Recognizes Alumni for Accomplishments

Cross Disciplinary Perceptions Of The Computational Thinking Among Freshmen Engineering Students, Rami J. Haddad, Youakim Kalaani

Electrical & Computer Engineering: Faculty Publications

In this paper, we analyzed the perception of Computational Thinking among engineering students from three engineering disciplines (Electrical, Mechanical, and Civil) and correlated their performance with their discipline. The goal of this analysis is to determine whether structuring discipline-specific Computational Thinking courses can improve the retention or having a diverse group of students in this course is more beneficial by allowing multidisciplinary interaction. This analysis was quantitatively verified by assessing the students' performance in over 40 different sections of Computing for Engineers course taught from Fall 2012 to Spring 2014. Our sample consisted of 861 students (142 Civil, 484 Mechanical, …

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Hyperbolic Resonances Of Metasurface Cavities, David Keene, Maxim Durach

Physics & Astronomy: Faculty Publications

We propose a new class of optical resonator structures featuring one or two metasurface reflectors or metacavities and predict that such resonators support novel hyperbolic resonances. As an example of such resonances we introduce hyperbolic Tamm plasmons (HTPs) and hyperbolic Fabry-Perot resonances (HFPs). The hyperbolic optical modes feature low-loss incident power re-distribution over TM and TE polarization output channels, clover-leaf anisotropic dispersion, and other unique properties which are tunable and are useful for multiple applications.

The Cosm Newsletter

COSM Newsletter

• Laura Regassa, GSTA 2015 Teacher of the Year
• The Department of Biology receives the Kay T. Reissing Terrestrial Snail Collection
• Biology Professor Invited to United Nations Meeting in Rome
• Charles and Sandra Chandler Research Scholarship Program
• Biology Student Kym Coley
• Announcing a New Scholarship in Biology
• Biology Professor coauthors environmental science textbook
• Biology faculty member makes research presentation in Bali, Indonesia
• Chemistry students attend NOBCChE Conference
• Graduate student gives talk at UGA
• Georgia Southern Scientists Map Wassaw Sound
• Graduates go to sea
• Department News
• Student News
• Professor Xiao-Jun Wang appointed as Editor
• Nanotechnology Computational group conducts research
• Updates from the …

Reading Guide For “Discrepant Teaching Events” Article, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

Supplemental questions for Discrepant Teaching Events.

Honors Research Symposium Program Spring 2015, University Honors Program, Georgia Southern University

Honors College: News & Publications (2008-2020)

University Honors Symposium Program for 2015

Just-In-Time Teaching, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

Just-In-Time Teaching resources span the spectrum from web and classroom items to books and articles on effective teaching and assessment of learning. Here is a sampling.

Week Five: Classroom Climate And Diversity, Judith Longfield

Teaching Academy

The following is an overview of Classroom Climate and Diversity.

Pubh 6533 - Epidemiology, Kelly L. Sullivan

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course provides an introduction to many important topics in epidemiology for public health practice, including but not limited to the evolution of the discipline, causal concepts in the natural history of disease, critical features of infectious and chronic diseases, elements of public health screening, basic measures used in epidemiology, design of epidemiologic investigations, consideration of random error and systematic bias, calculation and interpretation of confidence intervals and p values, discussion of confounding and interaction, criteria for evaluation of cause and effect relationships and the implications for ethical public health practice. Students are expected to gain a foundation in epidemiologic …

Pubh 6533 - Epidemiology (Online), Claire Robb

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course provides an introduction to many important topics in epidemiology for public health practice, including but not limited to the evolution of the discipline, causal concepts in the natural history of disease, critical features of infectious and chronic diseases, elements of public health screening, basic measures used in epidemiology, design of epidemiologic investigations, consideration of random error and systematic bias, calculation and interpretation of confidence intervals and p values, discussion of confounding and interaction, criteria for evaluation of cause and effect relationships and the implications for ethical public health practice. Students are expected to gain a foundation in epidemiologic …

Pubh 7090 A - Selected Topics In Public Health: Advanced Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Isaac Chun-Hai Fung

College of Public Health: Faculty Syllabi (2014-2021)

This course covers the use of mathematical and computational approaches to study infectious diseases. We will discuss models that address both the dynamics of infectious disease spread through populations and the dynamics of pathogens inside an infected individual. Students will learn how to build and analyze models for a variety of human and animal diseases. We will look at the impact of interventions on disease outcomes. Students will learn how to interpret results of modeling studies to make informed public health policy decisions.

Armstrong Magazine, Marketing & Communications Department, Armstrong State University

Armstrong News & Publications: Armstrong Magazine (Archived)

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