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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