UMAP Journal 19.3, Fall 1998 - The 1998 MCM Contest Edition

Author: Paul J. Campbell, Editor

Table of Contents:

PUBLISHER'S EDITORIAL
A Time for Reflection

MODELING FORUM
Results of the 1998 Mathematical Contest in Modeling

THE SCANNER PROBLEM
A Method for Taking Cross Sections of Three-Dimensional Gridded Data
A Model for Arbitrary Plane Imaging, or the Brain in Pain Falls Mainly on the Plane
A Tricubic Interpolation Algorithm for MRI Image Cross Sections
MRI Slice Picturing
Judge's Commentary: The Outstanding Scanner Papers
Proposer's Commentary: The Outstanding Scanner Papers

THE GRADE INFLATION PROBLEM
Alternatives to the Grade Point Average for Ranking Students
A Case for Stricter Grading
Grade Inflation: A Systematic Approach to Fair Achievement Indexing
Judge's Commentary: The Outstanding Grade Inflation Papers
Practitioner's Commentary: The Outstanding Grade Inflation Papers