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The Effects Of Standards-Based Grading On Student Performance In Algebra 2, Rachel Beth Rosales
The Effects Of Standards-Based Grading On Student Performance In Algebra 2, Rachel Beth Rosales
Dissertations
The use of standards-based grading in American public schools is increasing, offering students, parents, and teachers a new way of measuring and communicating about student achievement and performance. Parents indicate an appreciation for this method of grading, and students at the elementary grades (K-6) have improved standardized test scores in reading and math as a result of its implementation. This study seeks to determine whether standards-based grading has the same effect on students at the high school level (grades 9-12) by comparing end-of-course test scores and posttest scores of Algebra 2 students enrolled in a standards-based graded classroom with to …
Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Newsletter (Winter 2013), Cheryl Stevens, Dean
Ogden College Of Science & Engineering Newsletter (Winter 2013), Cheryl Stevens, Dean
Ogden College of Science & Engineering Publications
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Leslie Matrices For Logistic Population Modeling, Bruce Kessler
Leslie Matrices For Logistic Population Modeling, Bruce Kessler
Mathematics Faculty Publications
Leslie matrices are taught as a method of modeling populations in a discrete-time fashion with more detail in the tracking of age groups within the population. Leslie matrices have limited use in the actual modeling of populations, since when the age groups are summed, it is basically equivalent to discrete-time modeling assuming exponential population growth. The logistic model of population growth is more realistic, since it takes into account a carrying capacity for the environment of the population. This talk will describe an adjustment to the Leslie matrix approach for population modeling that is both takes into account the carrying …
Leslie Matrices For Logistic Population Modeling, Bruce Kessler
Leslie Matrices For Logistic Population Modeling, Bruce Kessler
Bruce Kessler
Leslie matrices are taught as a method of modeling populations in a discrete-time fashion with more detail in the tracking of age groups within the population. Leslie matrices have limited use in the actual modeling of populations, since when the age groups are summed, it is basically equivalent to discrete-time modeling assuming exponential population growth. The logistic model of population growth is more realistic, since it takes into account a carrying capacity for the environment of the population. This talk will describe an adjustment to the Leslie matrix approach for population modeling that is both takes into account the carrying …
Four-Sided Boundary Problem For Two-Dimensional Random Walks, Miky Wright
Four-Sided Boundary Problem For Two-Dimensional Random Walks, Miky Wright
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Within the four-sided boundaries of x = 0, y = 0, x = m and, y = n, a two-dimensional random walk begins at integer-valued coordinates (h,k) and moves one unit on each step either up, down, left, or right with non-zero probabilities that sum to 1. The process stops when hitting a boundary. Let P(U), P(D), P(L) and P(R) be the probabilities of hitting the upper, the lower, the left, and the right boundary first, respectively, when starting from a specific initial point within the boundaries. We use a Markov-Chain method to compute these probabilities. Let …
Long-Wave Model For Strongly Anisotropic Growth Of A Crystal Step, Mikhail Khenner
Long-Wave Model For Strongly Anisotropic Growth Of A Crystal Step, Mikhail Khenner
Mathematics Faculty Publications
A continuum model for the dynamics of a single step with the strongly anisotropic line energy is formulated and analyzed. The step grows by attachment of adatoms from the lower terrace, onto which atoms adsorb from a vapor phase or from a molecular beam, and the desorption is nonnegligible (the “one-sided” model). Via a multiscale expansion, we derived a long-wave, strongly nonlinear, and strongly anisotropic evolution PDE for the step profile. Written in terms of the step slope, the PDE can be represented in a form similar to a convective Cahn-Hilliard equation. We performed the linear stability analysis and computed …
Long-Wave Model For Strongly Anisotropic Growth Of A Crystal Step, Mikhail Khenner
Long-Wave Model For Strongly Anisotropic Growth Of A Crystal Step, Mikhail Khenner
Mikhail Khenner
A continuum model for the dynamics of a single step with the strongly anisotropic line energy is formulated and analyzed. The step grows by attachment of adatoms from the lower terrace, onto which atoms adsorb from a vapor phase or from a molecular beam, and the desorption is nonnegligible (the “one-sided” model). Via a multiscale expansion, we derived a long-wave, strongly nonlinear, and strongly anisotropic evolution PDE for the step profile. Written in terms of the step slope, the PDE can be represented in a form similar to a convective Cahn-Hilliard equation. We performed the linear stability analysis and computed …
Using Partial Differential Equations To Model And Analyze The Treatment Of A Chronic Wound With Oxygen Therapy Techniques, Brandon C. Russell
Using Partial Differential Equations To Model And Analyze The Treatment Of A Chronic Wound With Oxygen Therapy Techniques, Brandon C. Russell
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
Chronic wounds plague approximately 1.3-3 million Americans. The treatment of these wounds requires knowledge of the complex healing process of typical wounds. With a system of partial differential equations, this project attempts to model the intricate biological process and to describe oxygen levels, neutrophil and bacteria concentrations, and other biological parameters with respect to time and space. Analytical solutions for the model will be derived for various frames of time in the wound-healing process. The system of equations will be numerically solved using Matlab. Numerical simulations are performed to determine optimal treatment strategies for a chronic wound.
The Torsion Angle Of Random Walks, Mu He
The Torsion Angle Of Random Walks, Mu He
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
In this thesis, we study the expected mean of the torsion angle of an n-step
equilateral random walk in 3D. We consider the random walk is generated within a confining sphere or without a confining sphere: given three consecutive vectors →e1 , →e2 , and →e3 of the random walk then the vectors →e1 and →e2 define a plane and the vectors →e2 and →e3 define a second plane. The angle between the two planes is called the torsion angle of the three vectors. Algorithms are …
Minimizing Travel Time Through Multiple Media With Various Borders, Tonja Miick
Minimizing Travel Time Through Multiple Media With Various Borders, Tonja Miick
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
This thesis consists of two main chapters along with an introduction and
conclusion. In the introduction, we address the inspiration for the thesis, which
originates in a common calculus problem wherein travel time is minimized across two media separated by a single, straight boundary line. We then discuss the correlation of this problem with physics via Snells Law. The first core chapter takes this idea and develops it to include the concept of two media with a circular border. To make the problem easier to discuss, we talk about it in terms of running and swimming speeds. We first address …
Using Optimal Control Theory To Optimize The Use Of Oxygen Therapy In Chronic Wound Healing, Donna Lynn Daulton
Using Optimal Control Theory To Optimize The Use Of Oxygen Therapy In Chronic Wound Healing, Donna Lynn Daulton
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Approximately 2 to 3 million people in the United States suffer from chronic wounds, which are defined as wounds that do not heal in 30 days time; an estimated $25 billion per year is spent on their treatment in the United States. In our work, we focused on treating chronic wounds with bacterial infections using hyperbaric and topical oxygen therapies.
We used a mathematical model describing the interaction between bacteria, neutrophils and oxygen. Optimal control theory was then employed to study oxygen treatment strategies with the mathematical model. Existence of a solution was shown for both therapies. Uniqueness was also …
Floquet Theory On Banach Space, Fatimah Hassan Albasrawi
Floquet Theory On Banach Space, Fatimah Hassan Albasrawi
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
In this thesis we study Floquet theory on a Banach space. We are concerned about the linear differential equation of the form: y'(t) = A(t)y(t), where t ∈ R, y(t) is a function with values in a Banach space X, and A(t) are linear, bounded operators on X. If the system is periodic, meaning A(t+ω) = A(t) for some period ω, then it is called a Floquet system. We will investigate the existence …
Analyzing And Solving Non-Linear Stochastic Dynamic Models On Non-Periodic Discrete Time Domains, Gang Cheng
Analyzing And Solving Non-Linear Stochastic Dynamic Models On Non-Periodic Discrete Time Domains, Gang Cheng
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Stochastic dynamic programming is a recursive method for solving sequential or multistage decision problems. It helps economists and mathematicians construct and solve a huge variety of sequential decision making problems in stochastic cases. Research on stochastic dynamic programming is important and meaningful because stochastic dynamic programming reflects the behavior of the decision maker without risk aversion; i.e., decision making under uncertainty. In the solution process, it is extremely difficult to represent the existing or future state precisely since uncertainty is a state of having limited knowledge. Indeed, compared to the deterministic case, which is decision making under certainty, the stochastic …
[Sabbatical Report], Alex Lebedinsky
[Sabbatical Report], Alex Lebedinsky
Sabbatical Reports
During the sabbatical leave I collaborated with Dr. Ferhan Atici of the Mathematics department on a new theory of mathematical modeling called Time Scale Calculus (TSC). Dr. Atici and I are also working on another article (titled) "Cagan-type rational expectation model on complex discrete time domains."
Brown, James Monroe, 1800-1886 (Sc 806), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Brown, James Monroe, 1800-1886 (Sc 806), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 806. Ciphering book, 1822-1827 (40 p.), of James M. Brown, Butler County, Kentucky, which also contains a few pages of account entries and other various notations, (806a). Photocopy of ciphering book is also included. Also letter, 1989, from donor relating family data.