| Student | Classes in Which Projects Were Completed | Which Projects Could Result in Senior Thesis | How Research Will Be Done | When to be Completed | Major(s)/Minor(s) | Faculty Opinion on Project Potential | ||||
| 1 | 1. Math Methods (unit plan) 2. Calculus I (papers) 3. Calculus II (papers), 4. Probability (different projects), 5. Discrete Structures (Fibonacci sequence) | Unit Plan in 1. | Expansion of the unit plan, not for additional credit | End of the Fall Semester | M: Math, m: Sec E. | Discrete project would take some work | ||||
| 2 | 1. Discrete Structures (Uno deck probability), 2. Statistics (Laundry Stats), 3. Probability (Many games, mastermind, risk), 4. Calculus III (saddle project) | Many games in 3. | Personal research, not for credit, with Erlan | Before Christmas Break | M: Math, m: CS, BusAdmin | Discrete would be good. | ||||
| 3 | 1. Calc I, 2. Calc II, 3. Probability (game probabilities), 4. Stats (Ages of Books) 5. Discrete Structures (number theory), 6. Probabilities (several) | Game probabilities in 3., other probability projects, number theory in 5. | Extra work on project for no credit | By end of fall term | M: Math, Communications | Discrete would be good. | ||||
| 4 | 1. Discrete Structures (Cathedral Tiling Project), 2. Differential Equations (AIDs Model), 3. Calc III (paraboloid) | Cathedral Tiling Project in 1. | Extra work on project in 1 for no credit. | Dec-03 | M: Math, m: CS | Discrete would be good, as would differential equations. | ||||
| 5 | 1. Math Methods (unit plan) 2. Calc I (papers), 3. Calc II (papers), 4. Probability (papers) | Unit Plan in 1. | Expansion of the unit plan, not for additional credit | November | M: Math, m: Sec E. | |||||
| 6 | 1. Discrete Structures (Golden Mean Paper) | None | Outside research plus knowledge from courses I've taken | End of the Year | M: Math, m: Geog. | Discrete project would take some work | ||||
| 7 | 1. Abstract Algebra (generating Sn with permuntations), 2. Probability (Risk final project), 3. Calc III, 4. Discrete Structures (golden mean project) | Generating Sn in 1. | Independent Study for credit to complete project in 1. | Spring of 2004 | M: Math, CS | Discrete project would take some work | ||||
| 8 | 1. Calc III (hyperbolic parabola), 2. Differential Equations (predator/prey), 3. Abstract Algebra (permutation model) | Predator/Prey in 2, permutation model in 3. | Extra work for no credit | End of fall semester | M: Math, m: CS | Student also did a project in Discrete, but not as good. Differential equations project excellent. | ||||
| 9 | 1. Differential Equations (AIDS model), Calc III (3D images), 3. Calc II (papers) | None | Biological work on lyme disease | middle of this semester? | M: Math, m: bio, spanish | Differential Equations project OK | ||||
| 10 | 1. Math Methods (unit plan, weather unit) | Unit Plan in 1. | Expansion of the unit plan, not for additional credit | Whenevr it's due | M: Math, m: Sec E. | Student also did a project in Discrete, but not a good one. | ||||
| 11 | 1. Differential Equations (curveball), 2. Physics 203 (spud gun), 3. Discrete Structures (Radio on-off) | Curveball in 1. | Extra work for no credit | Christmas/J-term | M: Math, CS m: ESNS | Agreed that Discrete project not strong, differential equations project OK | ||||
| 12 | 1. Discrete Structures (individual research project), 2. Differential Equations (spread of technology project) | spread of technology in 2. | New project relating math and CS | Hopefully by the start of the spring term | M: Math, m: CS | Agreed that Discrete project not strong, differential equations project OK | ||||
| 13 | 1. Discrete Structures (magic trick) 2. Differential Equations (Love and Math), 3. Math Methods (unit plan) | 2. (love and math) and 3. (unit plan) | Either extra work on project, or expanding junior symposium project on drawing and geometry | second semester (especially if lesson plan used) | M: Math, m: Sec E. | Discrete project would take some work but couild be done, differential equations project needs some work as well. | ||||
| 14 | 1. Discrete Structures (matrix factoring), 2. Linear Algebra (quantum mechanical spin) 3. Differential Equations (modeling rocket flight) | 3. (rocket flight) | Independent research, not for credit, reading, experimentation, and calculation | end of fall semester or J-term | M: Math, physics | Differential Equations project OK | ||||