Calendar for Math 300, Mathematical Modeling, Fall 2009

This calendar is tentative and will be updated throughout the semester.

Week

Day

Date

Topic

References

Due

1 Tuesday 8/25/09
Thursday 8/27/09 Length of roll of tape
2 Tuesday 9/1/09
Thursday 9/3/09
3 Tuesday 9/8/09 Population models:esponential and logistic growth
Thursday 9/10/09 Discrete logistic growth, chaos, age structured models
4 Tuesday 9/15/09 Using life tables, vital statistics Life table from Social security Admin Multiple countries for comparison
detail on birth rates
Thursday 9/17/09 Using BiBTeXbibtemplate.tex
5 Tuesday 9/22/09 Work day
Thursday 9/24/09 Interacting populations: Mathematical ecology Census project due
6 Tuesday 9/29/09 Preditor Prey
Thursday 10/1/09 Competition
7 Tuesday 10/6/09 Epidemic models
Thursday 10/8/09 work day
8 Tuesday 10/13/09
Thursday 10/15/09 CDC epidemic models, Light timing Epidemic model due
Friday 10/16/09 Fall Break
9 Tuesday 10/20/09 Trafic Light timing
Thursday 10/22/09 4-way stops, traffic circles
10 Tuesday 10/27/09 Routing delivery trucks, Chinese Postman's problem
Thursday 10/29/09 Backing a semi Individual projects due
11 Tuesday 11/3/09 Fuzzy control: Stopping a subway train
Thursday 11/5/09 Modeling industrial processes: cement kiln
12 Tuesday 11/10/09 Modeling industrial processes: Cooking grain Group project due
Thursday 11/12/09
13 Tuesday 11/17/09
Thursday 11/19/09 Group Project due
14 Tuesday 11/24/09 Final project assignment out
Thursday 11/26/09 Thanksgiving break
15 Tuesday 12/1/09
Thursday 12/3/09 Last Class
Finals Monday 12/7/09 Reading Day
Wednesday 12/9/09 8:00-10:00 Final Project presentations