1996 MAW

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1996 MAW

1996 Math Awareness Week

MATHEMATICS AND DECISION MAKING

APRIL 21 - APRIL 27, 1996
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS - MATH CLUB
William Paterson University
WAYNE, NEW JERSEY 07470

MONDAY APRIL 22

9:00             MATH AWARENESS WEEK CONTEST OPENING
                    Any participant can obtain a copy of the problem from 9:00 to 12:00 noon in S 104. The solution is due
                    on Thursday April 25 by 4:30 p.m. in Science 104.

2:00 ON AVOIDING DECISIONS
S 113 Prof. Edgar Fieldname, CUNY

3:30 SKETCHPAD
S 113 Ms. Kristen Vanderzee, MATH 323

3:50 PERSPECTIVE IN ART
S 113 Mr. Neil Kozlowski, MATH 323

4:10 POLYHEDRONS
S 113 Ms. Tinamarie Gawdun, MATH 323

4:30 REFRESHMENTS*
S104

5:00 THEORETICAL STRATEGIES OF LEAF DISTRIBUTION
S 111 Mr. George Apgar Balady, BIO/MATH 399

5:20 TODAY'S SPECIAL: COMPOST
S 111 Ms. Rebecca Russell, BIO/MATH 399

5:40 METAPOPULATION
S 111 Ms. Kristin Ochs, BIO/MATH 399

6:00 THE MANAGEMENT OF MULTI-SPECIES FISHERIES
S 111 Mr. Sunil Trivedi, BIO/MATH 399

6:20 INTERPRETATION OF WINTER MOTH
S 111 Ms. Tinamarie Gawdun, BIO/MATH 399

7:00 ROMBERG INTEGRATION
S 115 Ms. Aleta Tarin, MATH 424

7:25 ROCKET GRAIN
S 115 Ms. Debbie Terreault, MATH 424

7:50 MANDELBROT SETS
S 115 Ms. Heather Phelan, MATH 424

TUESDAY APRIL 23

10:15 DIAGONALIZATION OF QUADRATIC FORMS AND APPLICATIONS TO GEOMETRY
S 113 Prof. Mahendra Jani, WPUNJ

12:30 MATHEMATICS IN FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING
S 115 Prof. Sandeep Maheshwari, WPUNJ

1:30 REFRESHMENTS*
S 104

WEDNESDAY APRIL 24

11:00 PRIMES AND TWIN PRIMES
S 143 Prof. Robert Stevenson, WPUNJ

12:30 CAREERS IN MATHEMATICS
S 115 Joint presentation by WPUNJ mathematics major alumni, the chair of the Department of Mathematics, and the Career Services Office. Ms. Louis Albers, Career Services Dr. Sandeep Maheshwari, Chairperson

3:30 TILING
S 113 Ms. Bertha Holzschuh, MATH 323

3:50 TESSELLATION AND ESCHER
S 113 Ms. Rebecca Russell, MATH 323

4:30 REFRESHMENTS* S 104

5:00 THE EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF FOREST FRAGMENTATION EFFECTS ON BIRDS
S 111 Ms. Heather Rustigian, BIO/MATH 399

5:20 THEORY OF INTRA-SPECIFIC NEST PARASITISM IN BIRDS
S 111 Mr. Michael Peters, BIO/MATH 399

5:50 POPULATION DYNAMICS OF MEASLES
S 111 Ms. Cristina Ramirez, BIO/MATH 399

6:15 RED GROUSE AND PARASITE NEMATODE RELATIONSHIPS
S 111 Mr. Peter Zuroff, BIO/MATH 399

7:00 KOCH CURVE S 113 Ms. LeeAnn Gennett, MATH 201

7:00 FOURIER SERIES
S 115 Ms. Nicole Kolstad and Ms. Fiorda Robles, MATH 424

7:00 MULLER'S METHOD
S 115 Mr. Neil Kozlowski, MATH 424

THURSDAY APRIL 25

12:30 ON FERMAT'S LAST THEOREM
S 115 Ms. LeeAnn Gennett, MATH 200

12:50 POLYFRACTALS
S 117 Mr. Juan Ramirez, MATH 323 and Mr. Jason Wike, MATH 424

2:00 REFRESHMENTS*
S 104

3:30 MATHEMATICS IN THE INTERNET
S 217 Prof. Beva Eastman, WPUNJ

FRIDAY APRIL 26

9:30 SCIENCE DAY, presentation throughout the day for high school students.
S 117 Ms. Aleta Tarin and Mr. C. Peter Zuroff

* Partially funded by GSA

For further information, please contact Prof. Judy Coomes or Prof. M. Llarull.