Mathematical Arguments In Favor Of Risk In Andy Weir's The Martian,
2018
Midwestern State University
Mathematical Arguments In Favor Of Risk In Andy Weir's The Martian, Sarah C. Cobb, Jeff B. Hood
Journal of Humanistic Mathematics
In Andy Weir’s novel The Martian, the characters encounter high-stakes, life-or-death situations, in which they must make choices based on their assessment of risk and likely outcomes. They have different reactions to risky situations, based on their approaches to assessing risk and their perspectives on the stakes involved. In this paper, we examine the ways that characters in The Martian intuitively assess risk and compare them to mathematical analysis of the situations in the book.
Predicting The Next Us President By Simulating The Electoral College,
2018
CUNY New York City College of Technology
Predicting The Next Us President By Simulating The Electoral College, Boyan Kostadinov
Publications and Research
We develop a simulation model for predicting the outcome of the US Presidential election based on simulating the distribution of the Electoral College. The simulation model has two parts: (a) estimating the probabilities for a given candidate to win each state and DC, based on state polls, and (b) estimating the probability that a given candidate will win at least 270 electoral votes, and thus win the White House. All simulations are coded using the high-level, open-source programming language R. One of the goals of this paper is to promote computational thinking in any STEM field by illustrating how probabilistic …
Numerical Approximation Of Diffusive Capture Rates By Planar And Spherical Surfaces With Absorbing Pores,
2018
Harvey Mudd College
Numerical Approximation Of Diffusive Capture Rates By Planar And Spherical Surfaces With Absorbing Pores, Andrew J. Bernoff, Alan E. Lindsay
All HMC Faculty Publications and Research
In 1977 Berg and Purcell published a landmark paper entitled Physics of Chemore- ception, which examined how a bacterium can sense a chemical attractant in the fluid surrounding it [H. C. Berg and E. M. Purcell, Biophys J, 20 (1977), pp. 193–219]. At small scales the attrac- tant molecules move by Brownian motion and diffusive processes dominate. This example is the archetype of diffusive signaling problems where an agent moves via a random walk until it either strikes or eludes a target. Berg and Purcell modeled the target as a sphere with a set of small circular targets (pores) that …
Analytical Approaches To Improve Accuracy In Solving The Protein Topology Problem,
2018
Tennessee State University
Analytical Approaches To Improve Accuracy In Solving The Protein Topology Problem, Kamal Al Nasr, Feras Yousef, Ruba Jebril, Christopher Jones
Computer Science Faculty Research
To take advantage of recent advances in genomics and proteomics it is critical that the three-dimensional physical structure of biological macromolecules be determined. Cryo-Electron Microscopy (cryo-EM) is a promising and improving method for obtaining this data, however resolution is often not sufficient to directly determine the atomic scale structure. Despite this, information for secondary structure locations is detectable. De novo modeling is a computational approach to modeling these macromolecular structures based on cryo-EM derived data. During de novo modeling a mapping between detected secondary structures and the underlying amino acid sequence must be identified. DP-TOSS (Dynamic Programming for determining the …
Truancy In High School,
2018
Northeastern Illinois University
Truancy In High School, Itzel Ruiz, Jason Mink, Xochitl Aleman
SPACE: Student Perspectives About Civic Engagement
The main focus of this project is to analyze students’ poor attendance in order to understand the applicable factors as to why upperclassmen tend to miss more school than students in younger grades. We will be focusing on how students relationships with parents and teachers affect upperclassmen attendance. An anonymous ten question survey was given to five Junior and Senior Civics and U.S. History classes at Steinmetz College Prep high school. The questions were geared towards the students days absent during the school year, and their relationship with teachers and parents. Majority of the students surveyed missed more than 20 …
Modeling Mayfly Nymph Length Distribution And Population Dynamics Across A Gradient Of Stream Temperatures And Stream Types,
2018
Augsburg College
Modeling Mayfly Nymph Length Distribution And Population Dynamics Across A Gradient Of Stream Temperatures And Stream Types, Jeremy Anthony, Jennifer Baccam, Imanuel Bier, Emily Gregg, Leif Halverson, Ryan Mulcahy, Emmanuel Okanla, Samira A. Osman, Adam R. Pancoast, Kevin C. Schultz, Alex Sushko, Jennifer Vorarath, Yia Vue, Austin Wagner, Emily Gaenzle Schilling, John M. Zobitz
Spora: A Journal of Biomathematics
We analyze a process-based temperature model for the length distribution and population over time of mayfly nymphs. Model parameters are estimated using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo parameter estimation method utilizing length distribution data at five different stream sites. Two different models (a standard exponential model and a modified Weibull model) of mayfly mortality are evaluated, where in both cases mayfly length growth is a function of stream temperature. Based on model-data comparisons to the modeled length distribution and the Bayesian Information Criterion, we found that approaches that length distribution data can reliably estimate 2–3 model parameters. Future model development …
The Entrance Times Of Feigenbaum's Map,
2018
Turin Polytechnic University, Kichik Halka yuli 17, Tashkent 100095, Uzbekistan.
The Entrance Times Of Feigenbaum's Map, Akhtam Dzhalilov, Khamza Kudratov
Acta of Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent
It is well known that the Feigenbaum's map ϕ plays main role in theory of universality. The map ϕ is unimodal, even, analitic map of the interval [-1; 1] with one critical point. It is important that the Feigenbaum's map ϕ have infinitely many unstable periodic points and an attractor K of "Cantor type". In present work we investigate the behaviour of entrance times to the set F:
Uniform Distribution For Piecewise-Linear Herman's Maps With Two Breaks,
2018
Turin Polytechnic University, Kichik Halka yuli 17, Tashkent 100095, Uzbekistan.
Uniform Distribution For Piecewise-Linear Herman's Maps With Two Breaks, Akhtam Dzhalilov, Khamza Tashkulov
Acta of Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent
Let h be a piecewise-linear (PL) circle homeomorphism with two break points a0 , c0 and irrational rotation number ρh . Denote by qn , n ≥ 1 the first return times of h and 000(0)():(0)hhaahaσ′−=′+ the jump of h at the point a0 . We prove that for every 1xS∈ the sequence 01log()mod1,1log()nqhDhxnaσ≥ is uniformly distributed on [0,1].
Communication Based Control For Dc Microgrids,
2018
CUNY City College
Communication Based Control For Dc Microgrids, Mahmoud S. Saleh, Yusef Esa, Ahmed Mohamed
Publications and Research
Centralized communication-based control is one of the main methods that can be implemented to achieve autonomous advanced energy management capabilities in DC microgrids. However, its major limitation is the fact that communication bandwidth and computation resources are limited in practical applications. This can be often improved by avoiding redundant communications and complex computations. In this paper, an autonomous communication-based hybrid state/event driven control scheme is proposed. This control scheme is hierarchical and heuristic, such that on the primary control level, it encompasses state-driven local controllers, and on the secondary control level, an event-driven MG centralized controller (MGCC) is used. This …
Quasi-Symmetric Distribution Function Of Invariant Measure Of Circle Homeomorphisms With Singularities,
2018
Turin Polytechnic University, Kichik Halka yuli 17, Tashkent 100095, Uzbekistan.
Quasi-Symmetric Distribution Function Of Invariant Measure Of Circle Homeomorphisms With Singularities, U.A. Safarov
Acta of Turin Polytechnic University in Tashkent
Let f be a circle homeomorphism with single critical point of non-integer order, that is, 1()()||()dcrcrcrfxxxxxfx−=−−+, 2d>, for some δ-neighborhood ()crUxδ. We prove that, if the homeomorphism f is P-homeomorphism on the set 1\()crSUxδ with irrational rotation numberfρ, then f is topologically conjugate to the pure rotation fρ . Moreover, ϕ is quasi-symmetric if and only if fρ is of bounded type.
Modeling Mayfly Nymph Length Distribution And Population Dynamics Across A Gradient Of Stream Temperatures And Stream Types,
2018
Augsburg University
Modeling Mayfly Nymph Length Distribution And Population Dynamics Across A Gradient Of Stream Temperatures And Stream Types, Jeremy Anthony, Jennifer Baccam, Imanuel Bier, Emily Gregg, Leif Halverson, Ryan Mulcahy, Emmanuel Okanla, Samira A. Osman, Adam R. Pancoast, Kevin C. Schultz, Alex Sushko, Jennifer Vorarath, Yia Vue, Austin Wagner, Emily Gaenzle Schilling, John Zobitz
Faculty Authored Articles
We analyze a process-based temperature model for the length distribution and population over time of mayfly nymphs. Model parameters are estimated using a Markov Chain Monte Carlo parameter estimation method utilizing length distribution data at five different stream sites. Two different models (a standard exponential model and a modified Weibull model) of mayfly mortality are evaluated, where in both cases mayfly length growth is a function of stream temperature. Based on model-data comparisons to the modeled length distribution and the Bayesian Information Criterion, we found that approaches that length distribution data can reliably estimate 2–3 model parameters. Future model development …
Theoretical Open-Loop Model Of Respiratory Mechanics In The Extremely Preterm Infant,
2018
Virginia Commonwealth University
Theoretical Open-Loop Model Of Respiratory Mechanics In The Extremely Preterm Infant, Laura Ellwein Fix, Joseph Khoury, Russell R. Moores Jr., Lauren Linkous, Matthew Brandes, Henry J. Rozycki
Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Publications
Non-invasive ventilation is increasingly used for respiratory support in preterm infants, and is associated with a lower risk of chronic lung disease. However, this mode is often not successful in the extremely preterm infant in part due to their markedly increased chest wall compliance that does not provide enough structure against which the forces of inhalation can generate sufficient pressure. To address the continued challenge of studying treatments in this fragile population, we developed a nonlinear lumped-parameter respiratory system mechanics model of the extremely preterm infant that incorporates nonlinear lung and chest wall compliances and lung volume parameters tuned to …
Resistance Temperature Detectors In A Cryostat Refrigeration System,
2018
San Diego State University
Resistance Temperature Detectors In A Cryostat Refrigeration System, Kirsten Marie Manahan, Alice Callen
STAR Program Research Presentations
The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) is a ground-based telescope that will survey the Southern sky every few nights. Located in the telescope will be a 3.2 gigapixel digital camera. To ensure proper instrumentation of the camera, there must be a monitored stable temperature. As part of my research, I assembled resistance temperature detectors and tested them to verify their reliability in measuring temperature in the camera’s cryostat refrigeration cooling system. Resistance temperature detectors function by the principle of thermal resistivity, in which their electrical resistances vary as temperature varies. Through testing, I was able to determine whether these particular …
Examples Of The Birkhoff Theorem And Its Generalizations,
2018
Department of Physics, Utah State University
Examples Of The Birkhoff Theorem And Its Generalizations, Charles G. Torre
Tutorials on... in 1 hour or less
In this worksheet I demonstrate three versions of Birkhoff's theorem, which is a characterization of spherically symmetric solutions of the Einstein equations. The three versions considered here correspond to taking the "Einstein equations" to be: (1) the vacuum Einstein equations; (2) the Einstein equations with a cosmological constant (3) the Einstein-Maxwell equations. I will restrict my attention to 4-dimensional spacetimes.
How To Make Tetrads,
2018
Department of Physics, Utah State University
How To Make Tetrads, Charles G. Torre
How to... in 10 minutes or less
This is a worksheet which demonstrates tools for creating orthonormal and null tetrads for a given spacetime.
Applied Mathematical Programming,
2018
Utah State University
Applied Mathematical Programming, Man-Keun Kim, Bruce A. Mccarl, Thomas H. Spreen
Textbooks
This book is intended to both serve as a reference guide and a text for a course on Applied Mathematical Programming for upper undergraduate and Master level students in Economics, Applied Economics, Agricultural and Resource Economics, and Management; primarily based on McCarl and Spreen (2013). The material presented in McCarl and Spreen (2013) concentrates upon conceptual issues, problem formulation, computerized problem solution, and results interpretation; it is designed for the advanced readers who are familiar with mathematical economics including linear and matrix algebra and also with advanced modeling skills. Upper level undergraduate and/or Master students may not be beneficial from …
Sequential Probing With A Random Start,
2018
Claremont Colleges
Sequential Probing With A Random Start, Joshua Miller
HMC Senior Theses
Processing user requests quickly requires not only fast servers, but also demands methods to quickly locate idle servers to process those requests. Methods of finding idle servers are analogous to open addressing in hash tables, but with the key difference that servers may return to an idle state after having been busy rather than staying busy. Probing sequences for open addressing are well-studied, but algorithms for locating idle servers are less understood. We investigate sequential probing with a random start as a method for finding idle servers, especially in cases of heavy traffic. We present a procedure for finding the …
Recurrent Neural Networks And Their Applications To Rna Secondary Structure Inference,
2018
University of Kentucky
Recurrent Neural Networks And Their Applications To Rna Secondary Structure Inference, Devin Willmott
Theses and Dissertations--Mathematics
Recurrent neural networks (RNNs) are state of the art sequential machine learning tools, but have difficulty learning sequences with long-range dependencies due to the exponential growth or decay of gradients backpropagated through the RNN. Some methods overcome this problem by modifying the standard RNN architecure to force the recurrent weight matrix W to remain orthogonal throughout training. The first half of this thesis presents a novel orthogonal RNN architecture that enforces orthogonality of W by parametrizing with a skew-symmetric matrix via the Cayley transform. We present rules for backpropagation through the Cayley transform, show how to deal with the Cayley …
Symmetric Criticality In General Relativity,
2018
Department of Physics, Utah State University
Symmetric Criticality In General Relativity, Charles G. Torre
Research Vignettes
In this worksheet I explore the local Lagrangian version of the Principle of Symmetric Criticality (PSC) due to Anderson, Fels, and Torre], which asserts the commutativity of the processes (i) of symmetry reduction (for finding group-invariant fields) and (ii) forming Euler-Lagrange equations. There are two obstructions to PSC, which I will call the Lie algebra obstruction and the isotropy obstruction. In this worksheet I will illustrate these obstructions in the General Theory of Relativity.
Modeling The Disappearance Of The Neanderthals Using Concepts Of Population Dynamics And Ecology,
2018
Linfield College
Modeling The Disappearance Of The Neanderthals Using Concepts Of Population Dynamics And Ecology, Michael F. Roberts, Stephen E. Bricher
Faculty Publications
Current hypotheses regarding the disappearance of Neanderthals (NEA) in Europe fall into two main categories: climate change, and competition. Here we review current research and existing mathematical models that deal with this question, and we propose an approach that incorporates and permits the investigation of the current hypotheses. We have developed a set of differential equations that model population dynamics of anatomically modern humans (AMH) and NEA, their ecological relations to prey species, and their mutual interactions. The model allows investigators to explore each of the two main categories or combinations of both, as well as various forms of competition …
