An Introduction to Boundaries of Groups We introduce a generalization of parking functions in which cars are limited in their movement backwards and forwards by two nonnegative integer parameters k and ℓ, respectively. In this setting, there are n spots …
Uncertainty Quantification for Geophysical Hazard Analysis Dr. Elaine Spiller Professor of Applied Math and Statistics Marquette University Geophysical flows — landslides, storm surge, tsunamis, volcanic flows, etc — pose a serious threat to nearby populations. Ideally, probabilistic hazard assessments combine …
Doing Anything You Want With Combinatorics Dr. Jennifer Elder Assistant Professor of Mathematics Missouri Western State University When Mathematical Reviews first launched as a journal in 1940, combinatorics was not listed as a research area. The Seven Bridges of Königsberg …
A Short Course in Spectral Graph Theory Prof. Steve Butler Morrill Professor of Mathematics Iowa State University Graphs are used to model relationships (edges) between objects (vertices). A graph's structure can efficiently stored in an array format. We can go …