Mr. Markov Tours Candy Land
Introduction Candy Land TM is a classic children's board game marketed in 1945 by Milton Bradley, now owned by Hasbr...
The Binomial Option Pricing Model
Abstract We present a review of the binomial option pricing model introduced by Cox et al. [1979]. The material is s...
Where Should You Study?
Introduction Where should you study? For a minimum of distractions, you should study in the library. But where in t...
Minimodule: Buying a House vs. Renting
Background In deciding where to live, people face the financial decision of whether to buy or rent. We analyze this ...
Compartmental Pharmacokinetic Models (UMAP)
TARGET AUDIENCE: Students in a course in differential equations or in mathematical modeling. ABSTRACT: Pharmacoki...
Consortium 106, Spring/Summer 2014
Table of Contents: From the Editor's Desk: Want Modeling? Henry's Notes: A Maximazation Problem Math at Work: Toys...
A Maximazation Problem
COMAP has in recent years published two modeling situations that ultimately use the same mathematical problem:
Examining Relationships Between Secondary Mathematics Curricula and College Achievement and Course-Taking
Students learning mathematics in the United States can expect to find a variety of different types of mathematics tex...
Colorful Polynomial Explorations
Since the work of Appel and Haken in 1976, we have known that no map will require more than four colors if countries ...
Investment Choices
In this Pull-Out, students consider three types of investments: currency-based, non-productive assets, and productive...
UMAP Journal 35.2 & 35.3 Summer / Fall 2014 Edition - The 2014 MCM / ICM Contest Edition
Table of Contents Publisher's Editorial Stirring the Pot-The Common Core and All That Editor's Note About This Issu...
Consortium 107, Fall/Winter 2014
Table of Contents: From the Publisher's Desk: Eye On the Ball Math at Work: Top Jobs In Search of Research: Mathem...
Modeling with Matrices
This Pull-Out provides real-world settings that guide students through matrix addition and subtraction, and scalar an...
The Relationship Among Teacher Knowledge, Teacher Perceptions, and Student Achievement
It seems natural that teachers' knowledge should affect what students learn in mathematics classrooms. Indeed, resear...
Mathematical Modeling Summer Programs
Although it feels as through at the last minute we were asked to put together a mathematical modeling summer program ...
Statistical Modeling With SPSS - Chapter 1
PREFACE PHILOSOPHY Statistical Modeling with SPSS is the result of over twenty years of teaching Elementary and Inter...
Statistical Modeling With SPSS - Chapter 2
PREFACE PHILOSOPHY Statistical Modeling with SPSS is the result of over twenty years of teaching Elementary and Inter...
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...