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New Math Modeling Course at Iowa
This past year, Ted
Wendt and I proposed, designed, and developed a new
undergraduate course in applied mathematics at Iowa. With the support
of The University of Iowa Department of Mathematics VIGRE grant, we
developed a full semester long curriculum. During the 2007 fall
semester, I co-taught this course with Dr. David Stewart and Ted Wendt.
The course, Introduction to Applied Mathematics Research is
aimed at students with a calculus background and an interest in
formulating and applying mathematical models. This course is listed as
22M:096 and will next be offered in the spring semester of 2009. More
information is available here.
Mathematical Contest in Modeling - a new UI
tradition
This past February, Ted Wendt and I initiated University of Iowa
participation in the Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM) run by
COMAP. I supervised a group of seven graduate students that
in addition to serving as team advisers also oversaw logistical
operations at the local level for all University of Iowa teams
involved. VIGRE support allowed 15 undergraduate students (five teams)
to participate. Four teams received honorable mention designations and
one team received a meritorious award. In addition to preparing teams
to compete in February 2009, I developed and organized
the Midwest Mathematical Modeling
Competition (MMMC), a
new 24-hour MCM-like contest that took place on The University of Iowa
campus this October. More information about UI math modeling can be
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