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Full-Text Articles in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
Extreme Math Makeover: Mathematics Assessment And Reporting In The Era Of The Common Core Standards, Glenn W. "Max" Mcgee
Extreme Math Makeover: Mathematics Assessment And Reporting In The Era Of The Common Core Standards, Glenn W. "Max" Mcgee
Publications & Research
This presentation discusses the need to develop high quality performance based assessments of the Common Core Mathematical Standards and Mathematical Practices. Several examples of performance assessments from high achieving countries as well as from the 2009 PISA test are included.
Use Of Tide Stakes To Interpret Flow Pathways And Elevation Patterns In A Ditched New England Salt Marsh, L. E. Lemay, Carl T. Friedrichs
Use Of Tide Stakes To Interpret Flow Pathways And Elevation Patterns In A Ditched New England Salt Marsh, L. E. Lemay, Carl T. Friedrichs
Presentations
No abstract provided.
Soil Chemistry And The Recovery Of Sensitive Watersheds From Chronic Acidification, Chris E. Johnson
Soil Chemistry And The Recovery Of Sensitive Watersheds From Chronic Acidification, Chris E. Johnson
Civil and Environmental Engineering
No abstract provided.
Assessment Of Dispersant Effectiveness Using Ultrasound To Measure Oil Droplet Particle Size Distributions, P. Panetta, Carl T. Friedrichs
Assessment Of Dispersant Effectiveness Using Ultrasound To Measure Oil Droplet Particle Size Distributions, P. Panetta, Carl T. Friedrichs
Presentations
No abstract provided.
Estuarine Hypoxia Team, Carl T. Friedrichs
Empirical Methods-A Review: With An Introduction To Data Mining And Machine Learning, Matt Bogard
Empirical Methods-A Review: With An Introduction To Data Mining And Machine Learning, Matt Bogard
Economics Faculty Publications
This presentation was part of a staff workshop focused on empirical methods and applied research. This includes a basic overview of regression with matrix algebra, maximum likelihood, inference, and model assumptions. Distinctions are made between paradigms related to classical statistical methods and algorithmic approaches. The presentation concludes with a brief discussion of generalization error, data partitioning, decision trees, and neural networks.
The Pt2 (1,0) Band Of System Vi In The Near Infrared By Intracavity Laser Absorption Spectroscopy, Leah O'Brien, James O'Brien
The Pt2 (1,0) Band Of System Vi In The Near Infrared By Intracavity Laser Absorption Spectroscopy, Leah O'Brien, James O'Brien
Chemistry & Biochemistry Faculty Works
Intracavity laser absorption spectroscopy has been used to record rotationally resolved electronic spectra of Pt2 in the near infrared. The metal dimers were created using a 50 mm-long, platinum-lined hollow cathode plasma discharge. The observed transition at 12 937 cm−1 is identified as the (1,0) band of System VI, with state symmetries Ω = 0 – X Ω = 0.
“Drawing” Upon Your Students’ Creativity: Teaching (Your Subject Here) With Comic Books, Bruce Kessler
“Drawing” Upon Your Students’ Creativity: Teaching (Your Subject Here) With Comic Books, Bruce Kessler
Mathematics Faculty Publications
During Spring 2009, Dr. Kessler created and published a comic book series that embedded math content into the story for 4th-6th grade students. The comics were well received in the classrooms at Cumberland Trace Elementary. Dr. Kessler contends that this approach to teaching and learning can be used in any content area, and is useful for engaging students who might not be as interested otherwise. This session will explore ways of utilizing the skills of your students to construct learning comics in your classes, regardless of the funds, technology, and artistic experience at your disposal. The session will include a …
Improved Observation, Analysis, And Modeling Of Fine Sediment Dynamics In Turbid, Biologically Active Coastal Environments: A New Nsf-Funded Study Taking Place In The York River Estuary, Carl T. Friedrichs
Presentations
No abstract provided.
Graph Games: A Human Computing Game Framework, Ryan Alfuth, Matt Jara, Jeff Largent, Dan Simpson
Graph Games: A Human Computing Game Framework, Ryan Alfuth, Matt Jara, Jeff Largent, Dan Simpson
10th Annual Celebration of Undergraduate Research and Creative Performance (2011)
Graph Games is a suite of online casual games that make use of human computation to help solve several NP-complete graph problems. These problems are very difficult for computers to solve efficiently because they rapidly become computationally infeasible as their size increases. However, humans possess intelligent decision-making abilities that computers do not, so they can solve these problems more resourcefully than computers.
Graph Games seeks to harness these abilities to increase the body of knowledge about solving NP-complete problem by presenting problems in the form of puzzle-like games. Graph Games currently consists of three families of games, each being comprised …
K-X-Ray Emission In Fast O5+ On Ar Collisions, Tamer Elkafrawy
K-X-Ray Emission In Fast O5+ On Ar Collisions, Tamer Elkafrawy
Research and Creative Activities Poster Day
The goal of the present work is to observe x-rays from oxygen for the purpose of investigating resonant-transfer and excitation (RTE) [1], and projectile and target x-ray emission resulting from inner-shell capture. Projectile energies in the range 5-25 MeV will be examined to investigate RTE for heavy targets [2,3].
Mudbed: Multi-Disciplinary Benthic Exchange Dynamics, Carl T. Friedrichs
Mudbed: Multi-Disciplinary Benthic Exchange Dynamics, Carl T. Friedrichs
Presentations
No abstract provided.
A “Peak” At The Algorithm Behind “Peaklet Analysis” Software, Bruce Kessler
A “Peak” At The Algorithm Behind “Peaklet Analysis” Software, Bruce Kessler
Mathematics Faculty Publications
In response to a problem posed by faculty at the Applied Physics Institute at Western Kentucky University, the speaker has developed an algorithm for providing an automated analysis of spectrum data for the purpose of determining the elemental composition of the item generating the data. A full, non-provisional patent application has been filed on the idea, and a full marketing campaign has started to license software implementing the algorithm. This presentation will give a brief explanation of the mathematics in use in the algorithm, and will give some examples of the software in action.
Environmental Assessment & Monitoring Regime For Atrazine In Drinking Water For Kentucky
Environmental Assessment & Monitoring Regime For Atrazine In Drinking Water For Kentucky
Student Research Conference Select Presentations
To describe occurrence in the environment & sampling regime of atrazine in public water supplies in Kentucky.
Surface Geometry And Heat Flux Effect On Thin Wire Nucleate Pool Boiling Of Subcooled Water In Microgravity, Troy Munro, Andrew Fassman
Surface Geometry And Heat Flux Effect On Thin Wire Nucleate Pool Boiling Of Subcooled Water In Microgravity, Troy Munro, Andrew Fassman
Presentations
The motivation of this nucleate boiling research is to understand the effects of surface geometry and heat flux as applied to a thin wire heater. This will further the understanding of the fundamental behaviors of boiling onset, steady state heat transfer, and bubble dynamics with respect to nucleate boiling with the goal of creating efficient thermal management systems for future space applications. Using three different thin platinum wire geometries and five different power levels, subcooled water was boiled over a period of approximately 30 seconds for 15 parabolic arcs to simulate microgravity. To represent the trends in bubbles behavior across …
A Primer On Chaos And Fractals, Bruce Kessler
A Primer On Chaos And Fractals, Bruce Kessler
Mathematics Faculty Publications
This is a prelude to a performance of the play "Arcadia" exclusively for the science and math majors of Lipscomb University. One of the main characters of the story is a mathematical genius, and has realized the power and limitations of iterations in generating mathematical models and structures, although she is living in the early 1800's. This talk gives an introduction to the ideas of chaos theory, fractals, and randomness.
Estuarine Sediment Dynamics, Carl T. Friedrichs
Institute Overview, Morton Sternheim
Institute Overview, Morton Sternheim
STEM Digital
Digital cameras and computers are widely available for students and teachers. However, they are mainly used for documentation: creating PPT presentations, handouts, posters, etc. STEM DIGITAL shows how digital image analysis can be applied to environmental (and other) research in STEM courses. Application to studies of air quality, water quality, arsenic contamination, climate change, diffusion, etc.
Digital Camera Basics, Stephen Schneider
Measuring G With Movie Tracker, Stephen Schneider
Detecting And Mixing Colors, Rob Snyder
Detecting And Mixing Colors, Rob Snyder
STEM Digital
How can Analyzing Digital Images software reveal the differences between primary colors of light and primary colors of paints or pigments?
Leaf Leaching Experiment, David Reckhow
Leaf Leaching Experiment, David Reckhow
STEM Digital
Water treatment engineers and public health officials need to pay careful attention to the presence of dissolved organic matter in water supplies selected for human consumption (i.e., raw drinking waters).
Measuring Albedo With Adi - An Intensity Application, Morton Sternheim
Measuring Albedo With Adi - An Intensity Application, Morton Sternheim
STEM Digital
Why are Polar Regions more affected by global warming than other parts of the globe? One reason (there are others) is that as sea ice melts and more open water appears, more energy is absorbed, and warming accelerates. This is a form of positive feedback and it makes the polar climate change faster than the climate in temperate areas. Increasing vegetation on land also has a similar positive feedback effect. This effect is a change in the albedo – the fraction of the incident sunlight that is reflected back to space.
Stem Digital And Adi In The Classroom, Jennifer Welborn
Stem Digital And Adi In The Classroom, Jennifer Welborn
STEM Digital
Applications of ADI by students at Amherst Regional Middle School
Co2 Diffusion Through Gelatin Experiment, Jennifer Welborn
Co2 Diffusion Through Gelatin Experiment, Jennifer Welborn
STEM Digital
An example of measuring lengths.
Natural Organic Matter In Water, David Reckhow
Natural Organic Matter In Water, David Reckhow
STEM Digital
Formation in Watersheds and Removal in Water Treatment
Using Adi To Quantify A Color Change In Crayfish, Jennifer Welborn
Using Adi To Quantify A Color Change In Crayfish, Jennifer Welborn
STEM Digital
Do Crayfish Change Color If Their Environment Changes? A Guided Inquiry Lab for 7th grade Life Science
Background: There is anecdotal evidence from bass fisherman that crayfish are able to change color depending on their surroundings. A (cursory) literature review of this phenomenon showed that no formal research has been done in this area. Students had an additional informal lesson about research funding (or lack thereof) because of this finding.
Students designed and conducted a controlled experiment to see the effect of changing environment color on crayfish color.
ADI was used to quantify a color change.
Human Variation In Skin Color And Race As A Social Construct, Jennifer Welborn
Human Variation In Skin Color And Race As A Social Construct, Jennifer Welborn
STEM Digital
This lesson is part of evolution unit which follows heredity and genetics
The lesson is interdisciplinary in nature in that I discuss the concept of race as a social construct and the idea that there are “black, white, red, yellow” skinned people is something that people developed. It is not based on biology. Race groupings are human-made groups.
Students first learn about mixing light and how to determine black and white from an ADI analysis. They learn that red and green = yellow, etc.
They then photograph each other’s forearms and analyze the images using ADI.
We then discuss skin …
Air Quality: Carbon Dioxide, Deborah Carlisle, Stephen Schneider
Air Quality: Carbon Dioxide, Deborah Carlisle, Stephen Schneider
STEM Digital
Measuring CO2 with BTB and ADI.
Measuring Angles With Adi, Stephen Schneider