The Transition from Two Dimensions to Three Dimensions - Some Geometry of the Tetrahedron
Given three (straight) sticks, when can they be used to make a triangle? Given six (straight) sticks, when can they b...
Data Scientists Find Meaning in Numbers
When you think of a
hacker, do you think
of a young woman
who loves the outdoors and
fitness, who has worked ...
Connecting Textbook Use to Student Achievement
It has become an accepted fact that teachers in the United States (Banilower et al., 2013) and other countries (e.g.,...
Polynomiography
Solving polynomial equations still plays a major role in the secondary mathematics curriculum. Over the years how one...
UMAP Journal 34.4 Winter 2013 Edition
Table of Contents Publisher's Editorial China Impressions Articles Optimizing Golf Bag Locations Cutting Diagnosti...
Optimizing Golf Bag Locations
Abstract We model the behavior of a walking golfer who must decide where to leave the golf bag when approaching a gr...
Cutting Diagnostic Tests by Half
Abstract We propose a protocol for Bayesian Differential Diagnosis (BDD) that cuts the average number of diagnostic ...
How Long is a Piece of Christmas Lighting?
The goal of this short paper is to detail how long a piece of Christmas lighting you need in order to decorate a Chri...
How Long a String to Light Your Holiday Tree?
Introduction In the article preceding this one, Ellison [2013] calculates how long a string of lights you need to de...
Skydiving Math
Introduction On October 14, 2012, Felix Baumgartner ascended by balloon to an altitude of 128,100 ft, whereupon he j...
21st-Century Problems
Introduction We have put people on the moon, eradicated smallpox, increased food production to feed a burgeoning wor...
China Impressions
I have just returned from my second trip to China. I was the invited speaker at the Chinese Conference on the Teachin...
Dynamic College Algebra : Chapter 2 : Variation (Student/Teacher)
Dynamic College Algebra Dynamic College Algebra uses a modeling approach built around applications from technical fi...
Dynamic College Algebra : Chapter 3 : Introduction to Functions (Student/Teacher)
Dynamic College Algebra Dynamic College Algebra uses a modeling approach built around applications from technical fi...
Dynamic College Algebra : Chapter 4 : Linear Relationships (Student/Teacher)
Dynamic College Algebra Dynamic College Algebra uses a modeling approach built around applications from technical fi...
Dynamic College Algebra : Chapter 5 : Systems of Equations (Student/Teacher)
Dynamic College Algebra Dynamic College Algebra uses a modeling approach built around applications from technical fi...
Dynamic College Algebra : Chapter 6 : Exponential and Logarithmic Functions (Student/Teacher)
Dynamic College Algebra Dynamic College Algebra uses a modeling approach built around applications from technical fi...
Dynamic College Algebra : Chapter 7 : Polynomial Functions (Student/Teacher)
Dynamic College Algebra Dynamic College Algebra uses a modeling approach built around applications from technical fi...
Dynamic College Algebra : Chapter 8 : Trigonometric Functions (Student/Teacher)
Dynamic College Algebra Dynamic College Algebra uses a modeling approach built around applications from technical fi...
UMAP Journal 35.1 Spring 2014 Edition
Table of Contents Guest Editorial The Geology of Mathematics Articles Mr. Markov Tours Candy Land The Binomial Op...
The Farmer Problem
The following "Farmer Problem" appeared in Shine [2006]: A million farmers are randomly scattered on a square, flat p...
Minimodule: A Suspended Camera Control System
Introduction We design a system for a suspended mobile camera to be used in sports stadiums. Our system consists of ...
Civic Engagement via Differential Equations
Introduction "What are some problems facing the world today?" This provocative question has become the standard open...
Consortium 104, Spring/Summer 2013
Table of Contents: From the Publisher's Desk: A Free Consortium and Other News Geometer's Corner: Iterating Linear...
Iteration Linear Functions
When we introduce linear equations in our algebra courses we often introduce them in different forms. Three of the m...
Estimating Temperatures and Where it Gets You
One of the joys of creating a mathematical model for a real-world situation is that you can never be sure what mathem...
Knowledge and Practices Needed for Teaching Algebra
Teaching matters, but understanding the nature of the knowledge that highly effective mathematics teachers possess ha...
A Mathematical Excursion into Neuroscience
The Student and
the Scientist
College student
Yumeng Fang has
some questions. • How can you choose a small
...
Rate Paradoxes
The focus of this Pull-Out is on computing rates and average rates. Calculations involving rates can often be counter...
UMAP Journal 34.1 Spring 2013 Edition
Table of Contents Editorial A New Department: Model Reality Check Articles The CWS Model of Alzheimer's Disease Sp...
The CWS Model of Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and the sixth leading cause of death in America. Currently...
Sports Ranking and Twitter
The quickest way to spread information on a social network would be for someone of great "importance" to broadcast it...
Raindrops : Models and Reality
Model Reality Check Its articles will emphasize the oft-neglected modeling step of returning the model to the world ...
Tomography
Tomography: Where Mathematics, Biology, and Technology Come Together To Solve Problems in Many Areas This Module pro...
UMAP Journal 34.2 & 34.3 Summer / Fall 2013 Edition - The 2013 MCM / ICM Contest Edition
Table of Contents Guest Editorial Developing Interdisciplinary Problem Solving Editor's Note About This Issue MCM ...
The International Journal for the History of Mathematics Education Volume 1 Number 1, 2006
Table of Contents Editorial Gert Schubring Research Papers Competing Arguments for the Geometry Course: Why Were Am...