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*Book: Excursions in modern mathematics (P. Tannenbaum), 7th edition.
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*[[MA279 Fall 2018 Walther Course Notes|Course Notes]]
 
*Discussion of Homework Problems (Just keep adding to it!)  
 
*Discussion of Homework Problems (Just keep adding to it!)  
 
**[[MA 279 Fall2018 Walther HW 1|HW 1]]  
 
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== Your turn! Student Projects  ==
 
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic1|The Chinese Postman Problem (5.c)]]
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic1|Phyllotaxis and Fibonacci Numbers (9.a)]]
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic2|Swarm Intelligence (6.c)]]
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic2|The Golden Ratio and Human Perception (9.b)]]
 
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic3|DNA-based computing (6.b)]]
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic3|The Mysteries of the Number e (10.a)]]
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|  [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic4|Privacy and Social Networks (7.c)]]
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|  [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic4|How to Plan Buying a House (10.c)]]
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|  [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018topic5|Alternatives to Kruskal's algorithm (7.a)]]
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic6|P vs NP: a Clay Millennium Problem with economic flavor]]
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic6|Penrose Tilings (11.c)]]
 
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic7|Dijkstra's algorithm and its variants for shortest paths (7.b)]]  
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic7|Fractals and Music (12.b)]]  
 
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic9|The graph isomorphism problem: theory and applications]]
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic9|The Malthusian Doctrine (Mini 3.a)]]
 
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic10|Scheduling (Chapter 8)]]
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic10|The size of the US Population and the Logistic Model (Mini 3.b)]]
 
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic11|The transportation problem: a glimpse into linear programming]]
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic11|Graph Coloring and Senate Committees(Mini 2)]]
 
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| [[Walther_MA279_Fall2018_topic12|The economic impact of mathematical algorithms in society]]
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Rhea Section for MA279: "Modern Mathematics"

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  • Instructor: Prof. Walther
    • Office: MATH 746
    • email: walther at math dot purdue dot edu
    • Office hours: Tue 10:30-11:30, Th 2:00-3:00.
  • Class time and location: TTh 9:00-10:15, UNIV 117
  • Book: Excursions in modern mathematics (P. Tannenbaum), 9th edition.

Important Links

Course Related Material

Discussion

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Your turn! Student Projects

As per the syllabus, 10% of your grade will be based on contributing a Rhea page on a subject related to the course. To pick a subject, simply write your group name next to it.

Notes:

  • No more than one group per subject.
  • Once a group has signed up with a project, this project is closed to other groups.
  • A group cannot un-sign from a subject they signed up for. Signing up is permanent.

Your project page will be graded based on content as well as interactions with other people (page views, comments/questions on the page, etc.). The number of links to other courses and subjects will also be taken into account: the more the merrier! Do not simply copy the book and do not plagiarize. Read Rhea's copyright policy before proceeding.

For some lovely contributions, see Honors Project 2011 by Daniel Lee.

Deadline: Sunday before dead week. No changes after that will be taken into account.

Topic Number Topic Description Team Name
1 Phyllotaxis and Fibonacci Numbers (9.a) Group
2 The Golden Ratio and Human Perception (9.b) Group E
3 The Mysteries of the Number e (10.a) Group
4 How to Plan Buying a House (10.c) Group
5 Rigid Motions in 3-space(11.b) Group
6 Penrose Tilings (11.c) Group I
7 Fractals and Music (12.b) Group D
8 Fractal Antennas (12.d) Group B
9 The Malthusian Doctrine (Mini 3.a) Group A
10 The size of the US Population and the Logistic Model (Mini 3.b) Group G
11 Graph Coloring and Senate Committees(Mini 2) Group H
12 Montana vs Huninton-Hill (Mini 1.b) Name


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