UMAP Journal 21.4 Winter 2000
Table of Contents: GUEST EDITORIAL Serve the People...Mathematics SPECIAL SECTION ON MATHSERVE Mathserve Results S…
Public Support for Presidents II (UMAP)
This module will allow students to work with elementary gain/loss models, and understand some of the basic principles o…
Public Support for Presidents I (UMAP)
This module will allow students to work with elementary gain/loss models, and understand some of the basic principles o…
Computed Tomography in Multivariable Calculus (UMAP)
This module seeks to: 1) strengthen students' intuition in multidimensional geometry; 2) consolidate students' command…
The Resilience of Grassland Ecosystems (UMAP)
This module introduces students to the state-and-transition theory explaining the succession of plant species on grassl…
Small Mammal Dispersion (UMAP)
This module introdcues students to the social fence hypothesis explaining small mammal migration between adjacent land…
Population Models in Biology and Demography (UMAP)
This module presents applications from microbiology and demography that give a physical context for critical concepts i…
Multiple Reduction Copy Machines and Fractals (UMAP)
This module uses the idea of the Multiple Redcution Copy Machine (MRCM) to explain iterated function systems and fracta…
Applications of Sequences and Limits in Calculus (UMAP)
This module introduces applications of the mathematical concepts of sequence and limit by way of the method of bisectio…
Elliptic Integrals and Elliptic Functions in Calculus Beyond (UMAP)
This module demonstrates the use of the main concepts and theorems from calculus in the solution of real problems, here…
Trigonometry Requires Calculus, Not Vice Versa (UMAP)
After exposing the lack of foundation for trigonometry in the curriculum, this module explains one way to define and co…
Desiging a Model of a Platform Crane (UMAP)
This module presents Hooke's Law and some fundamental concepts of engineering mechanics as they apply to the design mod…
Fuzzy Relations (UMAP)
In this module the use of fuzzy relations and composition is explored, showing how they can be used in practical applic…
UMAP Journal 22.1 Spring 2001 Edition
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL An APt Future ARTICLES Polynomial Algebra for Correction in Transmission of Binary Da…
An Application of Voting Theory to Congress (UMAP)
The purpose of this module is to allow students to gain an understanding of how a simple theory of voting can be used t…
UMAP Journal 22.2 Summer 2001 Edition
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL ILAPs Join UMAPs SPECIAL SECTION ON MATHSERVE MathServe 2001: Results of the Third Ann…
Insolation (UMAP)
The amount of incoming solar radiation can be modeled with the simple tools of spherical trigonometry, vectors, and cal…
An Elementary Introduction to Relational Database Theory (UMAP)
This module introduces three major areas of relational theory and how they address fundamental questions of practical i…
Optimal Foraging Theory (UMAP)
This module introduces modeling of animal foraging behavior. It looks at how basic factors such as search and handling…
How Does the NFL Rate Passers? (UMAP)
With this module, the student will se that the NFL rating is a weighted average of the following: percentage of pass co…
Using Original Sources to Teach the Logistic Equation (UMAP)
This module uses original data, diagrams, and texts from three original sources to develop the logistic model of growth…
The Mathematics of Scuba Diving (UMAP)
In this module, exponential solutions of differential equations are used to construct decompression schedules for dives…
The Species - Area Relations (UMAP)
This module examines the fundamental ecological relationship that as the area A of a region increases, so does the numb…
Of Mites and Models: A Temperature-Dependent Model of a Mite Predator-Prey Interaction (UMAP)
This module analyzes the qualitative behavior of a model for a mite predator-prey interaction. This model is based on a…
Climate Change and the Daily Temperature Cycle (UMAP)
This module constructs differential equations models of the daily temperature cycle on atmosphere-free planets and on p…
UMAP Journal 19.1, Spring 1998
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL MathServe: Mathematics for the Public Good ARTICLES Experiments in Lavatory Dynamics…
UMAP Journal 19.3, Fall 1998 - The 1998 MCM Contest Edition
Table of Contents: PUBLISHER'S EDITORIAL A Time for Reflection MODELING FORUM Results of the 1998 Mathematical Con…
The Probability that a Queen Sits Beside a King: Juxtapositions and Runs in a Random Permutation (UMAP)
This module deals with random permutations, focusing on probabilities, means, and variances of the numbers of juxtaposi…
Geological Dating - A Calculus Application (UMAP)
With this module, the student develops a technique to date sediment levels in actual core samples taken from the deep s…
UMAP Journal 19.2, Summer 1998
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL Cycling Past the Future The Third Biannual Symposium on Mathematical Modeling ARTICLES…
UMAP Journal 18.1, Spring 1997
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL COMAP's Copyright Policy COMAP Copyright Form ARTICLES Mathematical Optimization in the…
UMAP Journal 18.3, Fall 1997 - The 1997 MCM Contest Edition
Table of Contents: PUBLISHER'S EDITORIAL Full Plate MODELING FORUM Results of the 1997 Mathematical Contest in Mod…
Consortium 69, Spring 1999
Table of Contents: FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK Formatting Change HENRY'S NOTES The Postage Stamp Problem MATH TODAY…
UMAP Journal 18.2, Summer 1997
Table of Contents: EDITORIAL Change of Coordinates ARTICLES Communication Games and the Canadian Constitution MI…
UMAP Journal 17.3, Fall 1996 - The 1996 MCM Contest Edition
Table of Contents: PUBLISHER'S EDITORIAL New Directions MODELING FORUM Results of the 1996 Mathematical Contest in…
UMAP Journal 17.2, Summer 1996
Table of Contents: GUEST EDITORIAL Mathematics and Murder ARTICLES Mathematical Modeling in Chemical Engineering C…