Model Reality Check Its articles will emphasize the oft-neglected modeling step of returning the model to the world of reality. For example, it will provide an opportunity to examine models commonly found in mathematics textbooks and assess them in the...
We analyze the editorial processing of manuscripts for a bimonthly professional journal. Our goal is to determine the expected time it takes an article to be either accepted or rejected; we assume that an author does not give up when asked to revise or...
The Will Rogers phenomenon came to our attention in an article presented for discussion at Surgery Journal Club at the first author's hospital. The phenomenon was cited as a possible explanation for secular changes in cancer death rates. Our first...
In a recent article in this Journal [Brunner 19871, the theory of absorbing Markov chains was applied to the expected number of games in the World Series, using techniques similar to those described inolinick [ 1978, Chapter 10, Section IV] and Kemeny...
Data Detectives Many creative ideas and re-imaginings of business-as-usual have sprung from COVID-19, which began to impact all of us early in 2020. Further compounding the pandemic was the need for a just societal response following the brutal...
[EDITOR'S NOTE: This article was originally directed to journalists and titled "Epidemiological Models: 10 Things Journalists Covering Coronavirus Research Should Know." However, beyond its intended audience, it provides valuable advice for all...
As you may have already noticed, we recently redesigned our website, comap.com, to make it easier to navigate and find the online math resources you’re looking for, when you want them. Aside from our revamped website and easier navigation, here is an...
editions. We recently published a tribute to Frank with fond memories from several of his friends and colleagues in our UMAP Journal, some of the comments are included below. You can download the full tribute here. “I remember the opening meeting of...
their team’s results in a 25-pagereport. Abstracts of select reports from both contests will be featured in The UMAP Journal, along with commentaries from the problem authors and judges. We congratulate all of the competing teams for their excellent...
an early start on writing of the report, etc. One of the best resources is to review the Judges’ Commentary in the UMAP Journal. The judges provide excellent feedback on the many contest papers they reviewed. They provide specificinformation on what...
Author Cherry presents in this issue of The UMAP Iournal a mathematical model of the effects of diet and exercise on human weight loss [Cherry 19941. The model includes many of the important issues related to human energy balance and provides...
Although I am a mathematician by profession, I am active in poultry breeding as a hobby. I am occasionally asked if there is any connection between my two interests . Indeed there is. Here are some interesting examples, taken mostly from genetics....
The process of building a mathematical model is normally an iterative one: the model is refined successively by making assumptions that correspond more and more closely to the details of the real situation. This cycling is frequently neglected in the...
Recent articles in mathematical journals have reported the integration of industrial case studies within academic mathematics courses, usually at the advanced undergraduate or master's level [59, 60, 611. Not every teacher has the opportunity to...
In a previous paper and UMAP module, this author developed an extension of the trapezoid rule to evaluate double integrals [Gordon 1980; Gordon and Greenwell 19821. Since the derivation is based solely on topics normally encountered in the usual...
While the spruce budworm poses a severe threat to spruce-fir forests of Canada and the northern United States, the threat to mature stands of economically valuable trees can be contained temporarily by yearly spraying. The spraying approach to budworm...
In our increasingly technologically-advanced and data-driven world, the demand for adept problem solvers has never been higher. Applied mathematics and data science programs are growing, and employers are expecting college graduates to possess a...
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