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Non-Orientable Objects As Gaming Surfaces, Haley P. Bourke, Paul Latiolais
Non-Orientable Objects As Gaming Surfaces, Haley P. Bourke, Paul Latiolais
Student Research Symposium
Developed in Python, Klein Space Fighter is an interactive learning tool and mathematically themed arcade game that allows the player to combat on different mathematical surfaces including a 2D Klein bottle. The app is available for Android and desktop devices, and will be made available for iOS in the future.
To receive an invitation to download the app through Google Play, contact me at HaleyoBourke@yahoo.com
The Smallest Intersecting Ball Problem, Daniel J. Giles, Mau Nam Nguyen
The Smallest Intersecting Ball Problem, Daniel J. Giles, Mau Nam Nguyen
Student Research Symposium
The smallest intersecting ball problem involves finding the minimal radius necessary to intersect a collection of closed convex sets. This poster discusses relevant tools of convex optimization and explores three methods of finding the optimal solution: the subgradient method, log-exponential smoothing, and an original approach using target set expansion. A fourth algorithm based on weighted projections is given, but its convergence is yet unproven. Numerical tests and comparison between methods are also presented.