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Schedule of Presentations
An "x" in front of a name indicates that I've received the final paper.
Topics for Research Paper
x T. Ammons Beating the Odds: Math and Gambling's History
x A. Anderson The Use and History of SI Units
x L. Anderson Math and M.C. Escher
x S. Andrews Bernhard Riemann
x T. Armstrong The History of Math in Basketball
x S. Baumgardner Abelian Sandpile: a History
x D. Beihl Fractals in Nature
x H. Ceane-Kirshner The History of Infinity
x C. Denton The History of Mathematics in Baseball
x H. Duck Carl Friedrich Gauss
x A. Ervin The Contributions of Benoit Mandelbrot
x A. Frank Persi Diaconis and the Math behind Magic
x S. Guth The Calculus Wars
x C. Harrel The Math and Physics behind Gymnastics
x C. Higdon The Mathematics behind Music
x C. Janeway Gauss: his Work and Accomplishments
x M. Kaltenborn Bernhard Riemann, with Emphasis on his Contributions to Geometry
x T. Lamon The Golden Ratio
x A. Martin Archimedes and his Accomplishments in Mathematics
x D. McGregor David Hilbert and his Mathematical Work
x J. McMahan Merits and Weaknesses of Visual Representations of the Hyperbolic Plane
x N. North The History of the Magic Square
C. Pyle Analysis of Spacetime and Core-Collapse Supernovae Remnants
x J. Reagan Isaac Newton and his Various Mathematical Discoveries
x A. Sachs The History and Evolution of Quantum Information and Quantum Computing
x J. Service Some Topics in Recreational Mathematics
x S. Shackelford The History and Relevance of Mathematics in Music
x K. Shook The History of Mathematics in Computer Graphics
x R. Smith Nikolay Lobachevsky and the Development of Non-Euclidean Geometry
x C. Svagerko Introduction to the History and Theory of Knots
x N. Swartwood The Mathematics of World War II
x E. Taylor Applications of Mathematics to Boating Technology
x R. Therrien The History of Mathematics in Education
x B. Tisdale The Life and Work of Lagrange
x H. Weitering The History of Pi
x C. Wilkerson The History and Mathematics of Monte Carlo Simulation
x S. Williams History of Mathematics in Astronomy