Fair Legislative Representation (UMAP)
Political scientists who study comparative government have charted a staggering variety of legislative systems. In de...
Farmer Klaus and the Mouse (UMAP)
Farmer Klaus and the Mouse [Goßen and Rubin 1997] is a cooperative board game for children ages 3 and up that has bo...
Finding Optimal Piano Fingerings (UMAP)
While preparing to perform a piece of music, a pianist must work out a fingering for the piece. Sometimes, the optima...
Forecasting Populations (UMAP)
In almost any country in the world, it would be of considerable interest to many quarters in society to know how the ...
Get Me to the Church on Time--Well, Mostly, Anyway' (UMAP)
There is an old Latin proverb, common in translation in Germany, that "Those who live closest to the church arrive la...
Graphing the Berry Patch (UMAP)
As part of the promotion for its new Berry Berry Kix cereal, General Mills included on the cereal box a game called "...
Mathematical Developments in 1994 (UMAP)
The most significant mathematical development in 1994 occurred near the end of the year, when Andrew Wiles (Princeton...
Mathematical Developments in 1995 (UMAP)
The year 1995 was a relatively quiet one in mathematics. Mathematicians confirmed and celebrated the revised proof by...
Mathematical Developments in 1996 (UMAP)
After several years of suspense and excitement about the proof of Fermat's last theorem, the achievements in 1996 wer...
Mathematical Developments in 1997 (UMAP)
Mathematics in 1997 was marked by the celebration of achievements and by the contemplation of philosophical questions...
Mathematical Developments in 1998 (UMAP)
Mathematics in 1998 saw the resolution, at last, of Johannes Kepler's simple sounding conjecture about sphere-packing...
Mathematical Modeling in Chemical Engineering (UMAP)
We give an example, using first-year calculus and least-squares curve-fitting, of the use of mathematical modeling in...
Travel Demand Forecasting and Analysis for South Texas (ILAP)
Physical Concepts Examined: 1. Trip Attractions 2. Trip Distributions 3. Trip Modal Choice 4. Trip Route Choice Tab...
Ramp Metering of Freeways (ILAP)
Concept of freeway ramp control. Independent ramp metering technique. Integrated ramp metering technique. Table of ...
Mathematical Model for a Mission to Mars (UMAP)
The United States space agency NASA is planning to send a robot vehicle to Mars. The basic mission will be similar to...
Pancakes, Graphs, and the Genome (UMAP)
In 1975, Jacob Eli Goodman posed the following problem in the American Mathematical Monthly under the pseudonym of Ha...
UMAP Journal 16.3, Fall 1995 - The 1995 MCM Contest Edition
Table of Contents: PUBLISHER'S EDITORIAL Once More into the Breach MODELING FORUM Results of the 1995 Mathematica...
Tuition Prepayment Plan (ILAP)
You have heard about the South Carolina Tuition Prepayment Program (SCTPP) (htpp://www.scgrad.org), but you wonder if...
UMAP Journal 24.4 Winter 2003 Edition
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL We Have Already Been to the Future ARTICLES Efficient Signal Transmission and Wavele...
The Spread of Forest Fires (UMAP)
We create a simple discrete probabilistic model for spread of a forest fire. We examine the conditions for which the ...
Getting the Salt Out (ILAP)
When two water (or other solvent) volumes are separated by a semi-permeable membrane, water will flow from the side o...
Vehicle Emissions (ILAP)
Cars, trucks, motorcycles, and buses emit significant quantities of carbon monoxide (CO), hydrocarbons (HC), nitrogen...
UMAP / ILAP Modules 2003-04: Tools for Teaching
Table of Contents: INTRODUCTION UMAP MODULES Predicting Opportunities for Viewing the International SpaceStation D...
Consortium 86, Spring/Summer 2004
Table of Contents: FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Just Say No (To Filtering) HENRY'S NOTES Why Does A Truck So Often Ge...
A Guided Tour of Daily Geometry (UMAP)
Daily Geometry: So close and yet so fabulous. Starting at your own home, you will discover intriguing and useful fact...
A Kinematic Approach to the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (UMAP)
As part of a project to revise and update the engineering program at Union College, the author, along with mathematic...
A Mathematical Introduction to the Game of Minesweeper (UMAP)
A systematic notation for the one-person game of Minesweeper that has been made popular by its availability on variou...
A Model of the Activated Sludge Process (UMAP)
The Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies (CES) opened for classes at Oberlin College February 7, 2000. ...
A Number-Guessing Game (UMAP)
On the TV show "The Price is Right," a player tries to win a new car by guessing its price. The price consists of a k...
Applying the Diffie-Hellman Key Exchange to RSA (UMAP)
One fact of particular interest regarding RSA is that it is a public-key system, meaning that two parties using RSA t...
Basic Concepts of Error Correction in Transmission of Binary Data (UMAP)
Error correction is used in technology such as CD players, cell phone communication, satellite links, computers, and ...
BCH Codes for Error Correction in Transmission of Binary Data (UMAP)
When binary data are transmitted electronically, in telecommunications, computers, and CD players, errors may occur i...
Matroids: The Theory and Practice of Greed (UMAP)
This module introduces matroids and demonstrats their application to several discrete optimization problems. Table ...
Consortium 77, Spring 2001
Table of Contents: FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Contest Highlights HENRY'S NOTES The ABC's of Point Count Systems H...
Consortium 78, Summer 2001
Table of Contents: FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Happy Birthday HiMCM MATH TODAY Multiple Sequence Alignment HISTORI...
Consortium 79, Fall 2001
Table of Contents: FROM THE PUBLISHER'S DESK Fall Changes HiMCM NOTES Model Students HENRY'S NOTES A Mathema...